1 oz Gold Lunar III Year of the Snake 2025 (Mintage: 188 | Proof)
- Colored Minting: turquoise meets gold
- Perth Mint: renowned mint
- With Certificate: in elegant case
- Colored MintingTurquoise scales winding around golden bamboo
- Perth MintMinted in Australia from gold with 999.9 fineness
- With CertificateDelivered in elegant case with certificate of authenticity
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Lunar III, Year of the Snake 2025
A snake,curled among bamboo.
Image of the animal side: a coloured snake, curled around bamboo stems, on the right the character 蛇 and SNAKE 2025, on the left a P
The animal of the year
A design by Sean Rogers
The line above follows the description of The Perth Mint.
The year’s silver coin bears a different image, also by Sean Rogers: a snake on the ground beneath hanging leaves.
In Chinese culture, bamboo is synonymous with virtue and integrity, writes The Perth Mint.
The character 蛇
On the right of the field is the Chinese character for snake, below it SNAKE 2025, on the left the P of The Perth Mint.
The Year of the Snake began on 29 January 2025.
The snake’s head
The character 蛇
Name and year
The series
One animal a year since 1996
In 1996 The Perth Mint became the first mint to release an Australian lunar programme, as it states. Each series follows the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac: Lunar I from 1996 to 2007, Lunar II from 2008 to 2019, Lunar III from 2020 to 2031.
Each year one animal is added, and the snake, the horse and the goat each have separate designs for gold and silver. The snake is the sixth animal of Lunar III, the horse the seventh, the goat the eighth.
The snake of 2025 is the first animal of Lunar III whose bullion coins show King Charles III, in the portrait by Dan Thorne. For the dragon of 2024 it was still Elizabeth II.
Snake2025
Horse2026
Goat2027
The mint
The P of Perth
The Perth Mint was founded in a gold rush. In 1892 a find near Coolgardie set off Australia’s second great gold rush of the 19th century. Premier Sir John Forrest did not want the gold to leave Western Australia for processing and secured a branch of the Royal Mint in Perth.
On 20 June 1899 the first gold was processed and struck there, and The Perth Mint has operated continuously on the same site in East Perth ever since. The sovereigns from Perth carried a small P above the date.
The designs of the snake, the horse and the goat also bear a P, as The Perth Mint’s mintmark. Today it is owned by the State of Western Australia.
The finish
A special edition
Alongside the bullion coins, The Perth Mint issues special editions, for example with colour, gilding or an antiqued finish.
On this edition the design is rendered in colour.
At a glance
- Issuer
- The Perth Mint
- Face value
- 100 Australian dollars
- Minimum weight
- 31.107 g
- Fine weight
- 1 ounce fine gold
- Fineness
- 99.99%
- Maximum diameter
- 32.60 mm
- Year
- 2025
- Maximum mintage per The Perth Mint
- 188 coins
All details according to The Perth Mint, the face value as it appears on the coin.
Struck in Perth since 1899.
Lunar III, Year of the Snake 2025.
Exclusive 1 Ounce Gold Lunar III Snake 2025 - An Extraordinary Collector's Coin
- Absolute Rarity: Strictly limited mintage of only 188 pieces worldwide
- Appreciation Potential: Extremely high collector demand with very limited availability
- Minting quality: Highest quality grade Proof (PP)
- Design: Artistic colour minting of a turquoise snake between golden bamboo stems
- Material: Purest gold (999.9/1000) from the Perth Mint Australia
- Special feature: Sixth issue of the popular Gold Lunar Series III
This exquisite collector's coin from the renowned Lunar Series III by the Perth Mint combines the highest minting artistry with an extremely low mintage. Crafted as a gold coin of the highest minting quality Proof, it captivates with its fascinating design of a turquoise snake gracefully coiling around golden bamboo stems.
Unique Investment with Dual Potential
As an inflation hedge and crisis protection, this coin offers not only the proven benefits of physical gold, but also an extraordinary appreciation potential due to its strict limitation to only 188 pieces worldwide. The artistic colour application and masterful minting make it a highly sought-after collector's item.
Cultural Significance of the Snake Design
In the Chinese horoscope, the snake symbolises wisdom, intuition and philosophical depth. People born under the sign of the snake are considered particularly cultivated and artistically gifted.
- Obverse: Coloured snake between bamboo stems, Chinese character
- Reverse: Portrait of King Charles III, face value 100 AUD
- Precise craftsmanship: 32.60 mm diameter, 31.1 grams of fine gold
- Delivered in an elegant case with certificate of authenticity
This extraordinary coin combines timeless value stability with artistic perfection. As part of the long-established Lunar series and due to its extreme limitation, it promises to become one of the most sought-after collector's pieces of 2025.
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