2023 Year of the Rabbit 1oz Silver Gilded Coin – Lunar Series III
The stunning 2023 Year of the Rabbit 1oz Silver Gilded Coin is the perfect gift or collectable for those born under the lunar rabbit.
Those born under the sign of the Chinese lunar rabbit in 2023, 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975 and every 12th preceding year, are said to be intelligent, creative, vigilant and compassionate.
Released as Australian legal tender, each coin is meticulously struck by The Perth Mint from 1oz of 99.99% pure silver.
The Perth Mint will release no more than 23,500 of the Australian Lunar Series III 2022 Year of the Rabbit 1oz Silver Gilded Coin individually out of a maximum mintage of 25,000.
DESIGN
The coin’s reverse portrays an alert rabbit with its ears erect and another rabbit stretching towards a budding branch. Included in the design is the Chinese character for ‘rabbit’, the inscription ‘RABBIT 2023’ and The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark.
The obverse of the coin depicts the Jody Clark effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the weight and fineness, and the monetary denomination.
PRESENTATION
The coin is housed in a classic display case with a clear lid decorated with a silver geometric design. The case is packaged in a beautifully illustrated shipper portraying the story of how the rabbit became the fourth animal of the Chinese lunar calendar and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
The shippers of the coins in the Australian Lunar Series III will, when arrayed together, form a diorama depicting the ancient myth of The Great Race.
Technical Specifications
| Silver Content (Troy oz) | 1.000 |
| Monetary Denomination (AUD) | 1.00 |
| Fineness (% purity) | 99.99 |
| Minimum Gross Weight (g) | 31.107 |
| Maximum Diameter (mm) | 40.90 |
| Maximum Thickness (mm) | 3.50 |
| Maximum Mintage | 25,000 |
| Designer | Ing Ing Jong |
ABOUT THE PERTH MINT
Established on 20 June 1899, two years before Australia’s Federation in 1901, The Perth Mint was the last of three Australian colonial branches of the United Kingdom ‘s Royal Mint (after the now-defunct Sydney Mint and Melbourne Mint) intended to refine gold from the gold rushes and to mint gold sovereigns and half-sovereigns for the British Empire. Swan Bullion Company is proud to be an authorised distributor for The Perth Mint’s bullion and numismatic products.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
This absoultey a lovely coin, fully boxed excellent quality, as normal from the perth mint. .got one for my daughter, whom is yr of the rabbit (1999) , excellent for the collector, impressive as gift for the rabbit in the family