1 oz Platinum Lunar III Snake 2025 (Mintage: 188 | Proof)
- Artistic design: Snake in bamboo
- Perth Mint: renowned mint
- Highest purity: 999.5/1000 fineness
- Artistic designThe snake among bamboo represents wisdom
- Perth MintMinted by the renowned Perth Mint in Australia
- Highest purityMade from purest platinum with a fineness of 999.5/1000
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Lunar III, Year of the Snake 2025
A snake,curled among bamboo.
Image of the animal side: a snake, curled around bamboo stems, on the right 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 silver coin bears a different image, also by Sean Rogers: a snake on the ground beneath hanging leaves.
In Chinese culture, bamboo is synonymous with virtue and integrity, writes The Perth Mint.
The character 蛇
On the right of the field is 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 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
Proof in platinum
The platinum coin bears the gold design of the snake among bamboo stems, struck in platinum with a fineness of 99.95 per cent.
On the proof coin, the frosted design stands on a mirror-polished field, as The Perth Mint describes it.
At a glance
- Issuer
- The Perth Mint
- Face value
- 100 Australian dollars
- Minimum weight
- 31.119 g
- Fine weight
- 1 ounce fine platinum
- Fineness
- 99.95%
- Maximum diameter
- 32.60 mm
- Year
- 2025
- Maximum mintage per The Perth Mint
- 188 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 1 oz Platinum Lunar III Snake 2025 - An Absolute Rarity
- Strictly limited mintage: Only 188 pieces worldwide available
- Coin quality: Highest minting grade Proof (PP)
- Collector's value: Exceptional appreciation potential due to extreme limited edition
- Design: Artistic depiction of a snake among bamboo stalks - symbol of wisdom and intelligence
- Material: Purest platinum with a fineness of 999.5/1000
- Origin: Minted by the renowned Perth Mint, Australia
The Platinum Lunar Series III presents with the 2025 edition an absolute collector's coin of the highest calibre. As a collector's coin with an extremely low mintage of only 188 pieces worldwide, this edition promises exceptional appreciation potential.
Fascinating Design of the Year of the Snake
The artistically crafted design depicts a majestic snake elegantly winding its way between bamboo stalks. The detailed representation is complemented by the Chinese character for "snake" and the inscription "SNAKE 2025". The platinum coin features on the reverse the portrait of King Charles III, designed by Dan Thorne.
Highest Minting Quality Meets Noble Platinum
In the minting quality of Proof, this coin shines with perfect brilliance. The platinum used, with a fineness of 999.5/1000, underscores the exclusive character of this collector's edition. Weighing one ounce (31.10 g) and with a diameter of 32.60 mm, the coin presents itself in perfect proportion.
In the Chinese horoscope, the snake stands for wisdom, intelligence and artistic talent - qualities that are perfectly reflected in the masterful design of this coin.
An Investment in Timeless Values
As the sixth edition of the 12-year Lunar III Series, this coin unites investment and collecting passion at the highest level. The strict limitation to only 188 pieces makes it one of the rarest platinum coins of its kind. This special rarity is delivered in an elegant case that ensures safe storage and perfect presentation.
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