One of the most popular product lineups from the Perth Mint is the Lunar Series coins that have been issued each year since 1996. The collections have gone through three iterations as of 2020, with the Lunar Series II collection the most complete collection still available to investors and collectors as it ran from 2008 to 2019. In addition to Brilliant Uncirculated coins, the Perth Mint issues the Lunar Series coins as proof colorized specimens as well. Today, 1 oz Proof Colorized Silver Australian Lunar Coins are available to you online at Silver.com.
Coin Highlights:
- Available to ship to you inside of a plastic capsule!
- Released by the Perth Mint across various series!
- Mintage limited for proof colorized coins!
- Consists of One Troy ounce of .999 or .9999 fine silver.
- The face value of $1 (AUD) is fully backed by the Australian government.
- On the obverse of the coin is Queen Elizabeth II.
- The reverse features various lunar animal designs.
- Colorized finishes on the reverse.
- Proof specimens.
- Please note you could get matching dates and designs if you buy more than one coin.
The 1 oz Proof Colorized Silver Australian Lunar Coins in this product listing come from the Lunar Series I or Lunar Series II collections in most cases. The Lunar Series III collection just launched in 2020. Most of the coins in this listing will feature 1 Troy ounce of .999 fine silver as the Perth Mint only recently switched the 1 oz Proof Lunar Series coins to .9999 pure silver in 2017.
All of the 1 oz Proof Colorized Silver Australian Lunar Coins in this Silver.com listing come to you with a protective plastic capsule. Each one of the coins has frosted designs with mirrored background fields and a thin application of colorized lacquer on the reverse field. The colorized lacquer is limited to the animals in the lunar design only.
Silver.com offers you these coins at random. We cannot fulfill requests for a specific date mark or design. We select your coins once your payment has been processed. If you buy more than one, please note that you could get matching date marks and designs on the coins you receive.
On the obverse of the 1 oz Proof Colorized Silver Australian Lunar Coins is a depiction of Queen Elizabeth II in right-profile. All of the coins in this listing come with the Ian Rank-Broadley design of the Queen that was created in 1998 and debuted on Australian coins in 1999.
The reverse face of 1 oz Proof Colorized Silver Lunar Coins bears new images of the animals from the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Known as the Zodiac, the lunar calendar has a 12-year cycle with a one animal assigned to each of the years.
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