Each year the coin s design would change to reflect the lunar year which is represented by an animal.
Australian silver coins perth mint.
A lunar year is a year broken up by the cycles of the moon rather than traditional months.
Australia s esteemed perth mint celebrates the lunar calendar with its silver commemorative coins released every year to delight investors and collectors.
Australian silver coins apmex offers a range of australian silver coins including the perth mint which opened as a branch of the royal mint in 1899 and the royal australian mint which opened in 1965 as the first mint in australia independent of the royal mint.
The series would start in 1999 with the introduction of the silver rabbit coin which.
Gold nuggets were struck in a variety of weights 1 20 oz 1 10 oz 1 4 oz 1 2 oz 1 oz 2 oz 10 oz and 1 kg.
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The silver kookaburra s reverse depicts the largest member of the kingfisher species in a new relief each year.
This coin program was the very first series launched by the perth mint after it received powers to strike and sell currency coinage in the form of gold and silver bullion coins in 1987.
Perth mint lunar silver coin series.
The kookaburra silver coins are minted in 4 weights of silver coins containing 1 troy ounce 2 troy ounces 10 troy.
The australian lunar silver coin series was created in the late 1990 s in order to celebrate the chinese zodiac calendar.
Perth mint lunar silver coins.
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Lunar years are observed by many ancient civilizations.
A premier perth tourist attraction the perth mint also provides gold investment services and minting services.
Collectors with an interest in australian coins eagerly await every release of this series of coins due to the limited mintages that allow only a maximum of 500 000 coins since 2011 to be minted and released by the perth mint.
The perth mint is the oldest and most prestigious operating mint in australia manufacturing both gold and silver coins being officially opened in june 1899 as one of the three branches of the royal london mint the perth mint was supplying australia with its local currency.