The obverse features Ian Rank-Broadley's effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and inscriptions that include ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA, 1/4OZ 9999 GOLD, 2008 and 25 DOLLARS. The reverse features a mouse on a bed of stones with peppers in the background with inscriptions YEAR OF THE MOUSE and the Chinese character for "Mouse" with the Perth Mint's traditional "P" mintmark.