1 kg Silver Lunar III Snake 2025 (Mintage: 2,000)
- Colored Minting: in turquoise and blue
- Perth Mint: over 120 years of tradition
- Highest Purity: fineness 999.9/1000
- Colored MintingIridescent color tones give the design great depth
- Perth MintWorld-renowned for artistically valuable coin series
- Highest PurityBrilliant Uncirculated quality, delivered in elegant display
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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 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
The design in colour
In this version the animal is rendered in colour, on the design of the year’s silver coin.
At a glance
- Issuer
- The Perth Mint
- Face value
- 30 Australian dollars
- Fine weight
- 1 kilogram fine silver
- Fineness
- 99.99%
- Year
- 2025
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 a Fascinating Design
- Strictly limited mintage: Only 2,000 pieces worldwide of this special edition
- Extraordinary collector's item: Exclusive colourised version of the Lunar III series
- Unique design: Artfully colourised snake in turquoise-blue tones
- Highest minting quality: From the renowned Perth Mint of Australia
- Purest silver with a fineness of 999.9/1000
The collector's coin from the popular Silver Lunar III series presents itself in 2025 with a particularly impressive design. The silver coins of this series are among the most sought-after collector's items worldwide.
Fascinating Design Meets the Highest Minting Artistry
The centrepiece of this rarity is the masterfully colourised depiction of a majestic snake. In shimmering turquoise and blue tones, the imposing reptile winds its way across an artfully designed background featuring delicate willow branches. The elaborate colourisation lends the coin an extraordinary sense of depth, making it a true eye-catcher in any collection.
Exclusivity Through Strict Limited Mintage
With a very low mintage of only 2,000 pieces worldwide, this coin is predestined for considerable appreciation potential. The combination of the popular Lunar series, the elaborate colourisation, and the strict limitation makes this issue a highly coveted collector's coin.
The Perth Mint has stood for the highest minting quality for over 120 years and is renowned worldwide for its artistically valuable coin series.
Technical Details and Quality Features
- Solid kilogram of purest silver (999.9/1000)
- Impressive diameter of 100.90 mm
- Brilliant Uncirculated quality in the finest execution
- Face value: 30 Australian dollars
- Delivered in an elegant display stand
This strictly limited issue combines all the qualities that collectors value: extraordinary design, the highest minting quality, and extreme rarity. As part of the renowned Lunar III series, it offers not only aesthetic pleasure but also a promising appreciation potential.
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