1 Dollar - Charles III Splinter

The "splinter" format — a thin rectangular silver bar fitted into a coin-shaped carrier — was developed by the Perth Mint as a way to present .9999 fine silver in a hybrid collectible form that satisfies both bullion and numismatic buyers without fully committing to either category. The format has no meaningful circulation history; these are produced strictly for the collector market and move almost exclusively through dealer networks and direct mint sales.

Charles III's accession coinage from Perth has been struck under the Ian Rank-Broadley obverse portrait authority, the same effigy licensing arrangement Australia maintained through the late Elizabeth II years.