2023 Year of the Rabbit 2oz Silver Antiqued Coin

With the tones and surface abrasions of an ancient artefact, this 2oz silver release portrays our 2023 Year of the Rabbit design in exceptional detail.

Those born under the sign of the Chinese lunar Rabbit in 2023, 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975 and each 12th preceding year are said to be intelligent, creative, vigilant and compassionate.

The Australian Lunar Series III 2023 Year of the Rabbit 2oz Silver Antiqued Coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 99.99% pure silver and issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.

No more than 1,888 of these coins will be released worldwide.

DESIGN

The coin portrays an alert rabbit with its ears erect and another rabbit stretching towards a budding branch. The animals are pictured in a country garden scene featuring a picket fence, flowers, cabbages and three more rabbits. Also included on the reverse is 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, the 2023 year-date and the monetary denomination.

The coin has been individually ‘antiqued’ to give it a unique finish conveying the surface abrasions of an ancient artefact. As a result of this treatment the appearance of each coin may vary.

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 an animal of the Chinese lunar calendar and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

The shippers of future animals in the Lunar Series III will, when arrayed together, form a diorama depicting the ancient myth of The Great Race.

Technical Specifications

Silver Content (Troy oz)	2.000
Monetary Denomination (AUD)	2.00
Fineness (% purity)	99.99
Minimum Gross Weight (g)	62.213
Maximum Diameter (mm)	40.69
Maximum Thickness (mm)	5.86
Maximum Mintage	1,888
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.