The Perth Mint is one of the largest and most well-known mints in the world. As one of Western Australia’s largest exporters, the Perth Mint produces some of the most renowned bullion coins yearly, along with investment grade cast and minted bullion bars.
The Perth Mint produces a specially designed coin in multiple sizes and metal types every year to commemorate the Chinese Lunar New Year. The Perth Mint’s lunar series has emerged to become one of the most widely collectable coin series worldwide, known for the coins’ artistic designs, high quality, limited mintages and collectability. Beginning in 1996 with the launch of Series I, running over 12 years per series as per the Chinese lunar calendar, the program is now currently producing Series III coins.
Currently, the 1oz 2016 Lunar Year of the Monkey Silver Coins are available to buy online from Cairns Bullion.
Coin Highlights:
• Contains 1 troy ounce or 31.1 grams of pure 99.9% silver
• 9th coin of Series II of the collectible Perth Mint Lunar series
• Face value backed by Australian government
• Coins ship in protective acrylic capsules, while multiples of 20 typically ship in sealed rolls
• Reverse features a monkey and a baby monkey holding a peach
• Observe features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
All 1oz 2016 Lunar Year of the Monkey Silver Coins ship to you in brilliant uncirculated condition in protective plastic capsules, while multiples of 20 typically ship in sealed rolls.
The coin’s reverse portrays an image of a monkey and its baby who is holding a peach while sitting on a tree branch in the jungle.
Also featured is the inscription ‘Year of the Monkey’ below the Chinese character for Monkey and the Perth Mint’s security feature ‘P’ mintmark.
The obverse of the coin features the Ian-Rank Broadley likeness of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, rounded by the coin’s specifications of weight, purity, metal content and face value.
The Chinese Lunar Calendar reputedly dates back beyond 2,6000 BC making it the oldest chronological record in history. Each year in the 12-year lunar cycle is represented by a different animal, the order of which was determined by a race involving all animals across a river. Unbeknownst to the ox, the crafty mouse leaped onto its back and rode its metaphorical coattail to victory by jumping off and crossing the line first right at the very end of the race. The tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig followed the cunning mouse and tired ox across the river to dry land.
The 1oz 2016 Lunar Year of the Monkey Silver coin would make a perfect present for anyone born between February the 8th of 2016 to January the 27th of 2017, or anyone with a birthday in 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004.
Cairns Bullion sells a large range of Chinese Lunar Series coins in gold and silver.
If you have any questions or feedback regarding our Chinese Lunar Series Perth Mint coins, we’d love to hear from you. Call us at (07) 4028 4004, email us or send us a message through live-chat on the website.