1/2 oz Silver Lunar III Snake 2025 (Mintage: 50,000)
- Colored Minting: glowing turquoise
- Perth Mint: highest minting quality
- King Charles III: first coin portrait
- Colored MintingThe snake glows in turquoise with a yellow-gold eye
- Perth MintMinted by the renowned Perth Mint in Australia
- King Charles IIIThe reverse shows his first official coin portrait
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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
- 50 cents
- Fine weight
- 1/2 ounce 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.
1/2 oz Silver Lunar III Snake 2025 - Limited Collector's Edition by the Perth Mint
- Strictly limited mintage: Only 50,000 pieces available worldwide
- Collector's potential: Sought-after Lunar series with growing demand
- Unique design: Fascinating turquoise snake in brilliant coloring
- Material: Purest silver with a fineness of 999.9/1000
- Origin: Australian Perth Mint – guarantor of the highest minting quality
The collector's coin from the Silver Lunar III series presents itself as an exclusive rarity for discerning collectors. With a limited mintage of 50,000 pieces worldwide, this issue promises considerable appreciation potential.
Fascinating Design Meets the Finest Minting Craftsmanship
The obverse of the silver coins features a masterfully colored snake in turquoise hues, framed by delicate willow branches. The Chinese character for "snake" and the year 2025 complete the impressive design. The reverse is adorned with the first official coin portrait of King Charles III.
Technical Specifications and Quality Features
- Face value: 0.50 AUD (Australian Dollar)
- Weight: 15.55 g fine silver
- Diameter: 40.90 mm
- Minting quality: Mint State (MS)
- Delivered in a protective coin capsule
The Lunar series by the Perth Mint is among the most sought-after collector's coins in the world. Each issue combines traditional Asian symbolism with state-of-the-art minting technology.
As part of the renowned Lunar series III, this collector's edition unites artistic excellence with numismatic value. The strict limitation and the growing demand for Lunar coins make this issue a promising investment for collectors.
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