2026 Year of the Horse One Dollar ($1) Uncirculated Australian Decimal Two Coin Set

To celebrate the Lunar Year of the Horse, the Royal Australian Mint has released this 2026 $1 Uncirculated Two-Coin Set featuring the lively and adventurous Horse and the Lunar calendar wheel.

The set would be a wonderful traditional gift for Lunar New Year.

The Horse is the seventh of the Twelve signs in the Chinese Zodiac. According to legend twelve animals participated in a race across a river to allow the Jade Emperor to establish the order of the signs of the Chinese horoscope.

The Horse looked like it would take sixth place, right after the Dragon, but it was startled by the Snake suddenly appearing at its hooves and ultimately finished in seveth place.

People born in the Year of the Horse are believed to be passionate, independent, and filled with energy..

• Uncirculated set of two coins

• First coin’s reverse depicts the free spirited Horse amongst gingko leaves

• Second coin’s reverse depicts the lunar calendar wheel, rotated so that this year the Horse takes pride of place

• The Obverse features the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III