1 kg Silver Lunar III Snake 2025 (Mintage: 388 | coloured)
- Golden Detail: Chinese character
- Perth Mint: renowned mint
- Finest Silver: 999.9/1000 fineness
- Golden DetailThe Chinese character for snake shines in gold
- Perth MintMinted by the renowned Perth Mint in Australia
- Finest SilverBrilliant Uncirculated fine silver with a purity of 999.9/1000
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Lunar III, Year of the Snake 2025
A snake,curled beneath hanging leaves.
Image of the animal side: a coloured snake, curled on the ground beneath hanging leaves, at the top a gold insert with the character 蛇, below it SNAKE 2025
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 sits an insert of 1 gram of fine gold with 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 gold insert with 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
- 30 Australian dollars
- Fine weight
- 1 kilogram fine silver
- Fineness
- 99.99%
- Maximum diameter
- 100.90 mm
- Year
- 2025
- Maximum mintage per The Perth Mint
- 388 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.
1 kg Silver Lunar III Snake 2025 - An Extraordinary Collector's Coin with Extreme Rarity
- Strictly limited mintage: Only 388 specimens available worldwide
- Unique design: Artfully colourised snake with golden privy mark
- Special feature: Exclusive collector's coin with the highest appreciation potential
- Mint: The renowned Perth Mint from Australia
- Fineness: Finest silver with 999.9/1000
- Series: Sixth issue of the popular Lunar III series
The silver coins of the Silver Lunar series are among the most sought-after collectibles in the world. With the 1 kg issue for the Year of the Snake 2025, the Perth Mint presents an absolute rarity with an extremely low mintage of just 388 pieces.
Fascinating Design with Artistic Colourisation
The obverse of the coin features a majestic snake in a breathtaking turquoise-blue colourisation. The detailed scale pattern and the graceful posture of the animal are particularly impressively highlighted by the colouring. Delicate willow leaves float above the snake, lending the design a poetic touch. A special highlight is the golden privy mark featuring the Chinese character for "snake".
Highest Minting Quality Meets Collector's Value
"In the Chinese horoscope, the snake stands for wisdom, intelligence and artistic talent – qualities that are perfectly reflected in this extraordinary collector's coin."
With a fine weight of 1,000 grams and a fineness of 999.9/1000, this collector's coin meets the highest quality standards. The Brilliant Uncirculated condition and the premium packaging in an elegant display stand underline the exclusive character of this coin.
Investment with Future Potential
- Extremely rare collector's edition with only 388 specimens worldwide
- High-quality colourisation and unique privy mark in gold
- Official legal tender with a face value of 30 AUD
- Maximum fineness of 999.9/1000 fine silver
- Extraordinary appreciation potential due to extreme limited mintage
This extraordinary coin combines the highest minting artistry with extreme rarity. With a strict limitation to just 388 pieces worldwide, it is predestined for discerning collectors who place value on absolute rarities. Secure one of the few available specimens of this special issue of the Lunar III series now.
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