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Silver LUNAR Series

The Australia Silver LUNAR series of coins were first issued in 1999 by the PERTH MINT in Western Australia.  The coins are issued in line with the Chinese Lunar Calendar as the name would suggest.  As the Lunar Calendar has 12 different representations, these coins are due to run for the 12 year cycle, and are as follows:

Australian Lunar Coin Program

Series I

1999 Year of the RABBIT

2000 Year of the DRAGON

  2001 Year of the SNAKE

  2002 Year of the HORSE

2003 Year of the GOAT

2004 Year of the MONKEY

2005 Year of the ROOSTER

2006 Year of the DOG

2007 Year of the PIG

2008 Year of the MOUSE       *Issued in 2007

2009 Year of the OX             *Issued in 2007

2010 Year of the TIGER          *Issued in 2007
* In an unusual twist, the Perth Mint decided to complete the 12 year Lunar cycle 3 years early, to bring the Gold and Silver series in line (as the gold was started in 1996, as opposed to 1999 for the Silver.  To 'get round' having coins dated 3 years forward, and as the dates were always on the reverse (not the usual Obverse, the last 3 coins were 'double dated' with the lunar year on the reverse, but 2007 date on the obverse.  All the previous coins in the series only had dates on the reverse.

Mintages for the Year of the Horse 1 kilo, 10oz and 2oz silver coins are unlimited. Only a maximium of 300,000 1oz and 500,000 1/2oz silver Horse coins will be issued each year.

Available Sizes & Specification - Series I

Type Face Value Weight Diameter Silver Content
1/2 oz       .999 fine /
1oz       .999 fine /
2 oz       .999 fine /
5oz       .999 fine /
10 oz       .999 fine /
1/2 Kilo       .999 fine /
1 Kilo       .999 fine /
         

Series II

With the popularity of the first Lunar series, the Perth Mint announced in September 2007 that they were to start production of a second series of the Lunar calendar coins.  The second series would start with the 2008 - Year of the Mouse design, and would again run for the 12 year cycle.  This time the Gold and Silver series would run n parallel.

2008 Year of the MOUSE

      

 

Available Sizes & Specification - Series II

Type Face Value Weight Diameter Silver Content
1/2 oz       .999 fine /
1oz       .999 fine /
2 oz       .999 fine /
5oz       .999 fine /
10 oz       .999 fine /
1/2 Kilo       .999 fine /
1 Kilo       .999 fine /
         

 

 

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