2026 Heart & Soul $1 Rangelands & Pastoralists Silver Proof Coin

The United Nations has designated 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP). In celebration of IYRP, The Royal Australian Mint presents a splendid new $1 silver proof coin.

Rangelands cover about 75% of Australia's landmass, and span many different types of environments - woodlands, grasslands, shrublands, deserts and tropical savannahs. They include incredibly diverse landscapes, such as Pilbara in WA, the vast Red Centre, the Barkly Tableland in the NT, and the Channel Country extending from Queensland.

With the vast space they occupy in both a physical and cultural sense, our rangelands are very much the heart and soul of our country.

Our rangelands also hold a significant economic value. Roughly a third of Australia's livestock graze there, and the mining and tourism industries also generate significant value.

Critical to the sustainable management of land are Australia's pastoralists, who are known by many different names: grazies, producers, stockmen and stockwomen, jackaroos and jillaroos, to name a few.

This 2026 $1 Silver Proof Coin celebrates Australia's rangelands and pastoralists. With a limited mintage of 5,000, it would be an excellent addition to any collection.