2 oz Silver Lunar III Snake 2025 AF (Mintage: 1,888 | Antique Finish)
- Elegant design: finely minted scales
- Perth Mint: world-famous mint
- Certificate: individually numbered
- Elegant designScales and willow leaves stand out in relief
- Perth MintMade in Australia, with state guarantee
- CertificateDelivered in an elegant case as proof of authenticity
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Lunar III, Year of the Snake 2025
A snake,curled beneath hanging leaves.
Image of the animal side: a snake, curled on the ground beneath hanging leaves, at the bottom the year 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 Year of the Snake began on 29 January 2025.
The snake’s head
The year 2025
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 Perth Mint issues this edition with an antiqued finish, as a silver coin of 2 ounces.
At a glance
- Issuer
- The Perth Mint
- Face value
- 2 Australian dollars
- Minimum weight
- 62.213 g
- Fine weight
- 2 ounces fine silver
- Fineness
- 99.99%
- Maximum diameter
- 40.69 mm
- Year
- 2025
- Maximum mintage per The Perth Mint
- 1,888 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 2 Ounce Silver Lunar III Snake 2025 - A Masterpiece by the Perth Mint
- Rarity: Only 1,888 pieces available worldwide
- Investment value: Premium bullion coin with excellent potential as an inflation hedge and crisis protection
- Artistic design: Majestic snake beneath willow leaves, masterfully struck in antique finish
- Material purity: Highest fineness of 999.9/1000 purest silver
- Production: Crafted by the world-renowned Perth Mint to the highest minting standards
- Origin: A proud product from Australia with government guarantee
The silver coins of the Silver Lunar series are among the most sought-after collector's items worldwide. With the 2025 Snake edition, the Perth Mint presents a true work of art in a limited mintage of just 1,888 pieces.
Fascinating Design Meets the Highest Minting Artistry
The extraordinary antique finish lends the coin a special depth of effect and accentuates its artistic design. The obverse features an imposing snake whose intricately detailed scale structure stands out in particularly striking relief thanks to the special surface treatment. The hanging willow leaves in the background create a mystical atmosphere.
Symbolism and Cultural Significance
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