1 oz Silver Lunar III Snake 2025 (Mintage: 25,000 | partially gold-plated)
- Artistic design: symbol of wisdom
- Perth Mint: renowned mint
- Certificate of authenticity: in elegant case
- Artistic designDetailed scales beneath finely engraved willow branches
- Perth MintThe P mintmark reveals the Australian Perth Mint
- Certificate of authenticityEach coin arrives Brilliant Uncirculated in a case with certificate
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Lunar III, Year of the Snake 2025
A snake,curled beneath hanging leaves.
Image of the animal side: a gilded snake, curled on the ground beneath hanging leaves, at the top 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 gold coin bears a different image, also by Sean Rogers: a snake among bamboo stems.
The character 蛇
At the top centre are the Chinese character for snake and 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.
The animal is gilded with 24-carat gold.
At a glance
- Issuer
- The Perth Mint
- Face value
- 1 Australian dollar
- Fine weight
- 1 ounce fine silver
- Fineness
- 99.99%
- Year
- 2025
- Maximum mintage per The Perth Mint
- 25,000 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.
Partially Gold-Plated Lunar III Snake 2025 - An Exclusive Collector's Coin with a Fascinating Design
- Strictly limited rarity: Worldwide mintage of only 25,000 pieces
- Collector's item: Sixth issue of the highly sought-after Silver Lunar Series III
- Investment: High-quality silver (999.9 fineness) with elegant partial gold plating
- Mint: The renowned Perth Mint from Australia
- Special feature: Unique design with partially gold-plated snake motif
The silver coins of the Lunar Series III are among the most sought-after collector's coins worldwide. With the sixth issue for the year 2025, the Perth Mint presents an extraordinary rarity — the partially gold-plated Lunar Snake with a strictly limited mintage of only 25,000 pieces.
Fascinating Design with Symbolic Meaning
The coin's design features an artistically crafted snake, whose intricate detailing is brought to particularly impressive effect by the partial gold plating. The majestic snake is framed by finely engraved, hanging leaves. The Chinese character for "snake", along with the inscription "SNAKE 2025" and the Perth Mint's mintmark "P", complete the harmonious design.
In the Chinese horoscope, the snake symbolises wisdom, intelligence, and a keen sense of observation. People born under the sign of the snake are considered cultured, empathetic, and artistically gifted.
Technical Specifications and Quality Features
- Fine weight: 31.10 grams of pure silver (999.9/1000)
- Diameter: 40.60 mm
- Face value: 1 Australian Dollar (AUD)
- Mint quality: Mint State (MS)
- Delivered in an elegant case with certificate of authenticity
Exclusive Collector's Item with Appreciation Potential
The combination of the limited mintage, the elaborate design with partial gold plating, and the high mint quality makes this coin a highly desirable collector's item with interesting appreciation potential. The reverse features the new portrait of King Charles III, making this issue an additionally historically significant collector's piece.
Secure one of the few available examples of this exclusive collector's coin now. The low mintage of only 25,000 pieces worldwide and the growing demand for Lunar coins suggest a positive performance going forward.
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