2025 $1 Australian Lunar Series III Year of the Snake 1oz Silver Proof Coin

2025 $1 Australian Lunar Series III Year of the Snake 1oz Silver Proof Coin.

Highlighting the sixth animal in the Chinese lunar calender, this 1oz silver proof coin is an impressive tribute to the lunar Snake and represents the very best in minting excellence and design.

According to Chinese tradition, the emperor ordered a great race between all the animals on Earth to determine who should occupy 12 positions in the lunar calender. To complete the course each animal had to cross a fast-flowing river. In pursuit of the fifth placed dragon, the horse was unnerved by the sight of a snake wrapped around its hoof. As it reared in fright, the snake uncoiled itself and slithered over the line to claim sixth place.

Those born under the sign of the Chinese Lunar Snake in 2025, 2013, 2001, 1989 and every preceding year are said to be wise, intelligent, independent, and charming. Being passionate and articulate, they are also thought to make great leaders.

Struck by The Perth Mint from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver, each coin is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.

The Perth Mint will release no more than 5,000 of the Australian Lunar Series III Year of the Snake 2025 Year of the Snake 1oz Silver Proof Coin in individual packaging, out of a total mintage of 7,500.

The coin's reverse features a coiled snake on the ground beneath hanging leaves. Included in the design is the Chinese character for 'Snake', the inscription 'SNAKE 2025', and The Perth Mint's 'P' mintmark.

The coin's obverse bears the Dan Thorne effigy of His Majesty King Charles III, as well as the weight, fineness, and the monetary denomination.

Accompanied by a numbered certificate of authenticity, each coin is presented in a prestigious black display case with a geometric design on its magnetic lid. The case is packaged in an illustrated shipper featuring a snake. When arranged with other shippers from the series, the resulting diorama depicts all 12 animals that successfully completed the Great Race.

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, which tells how the zodiac came into being.

Denomination :   $1

Quality :             Proof

Metal :               99.9% Pure Silver

Weight :            31.107 gms

Diameter :         40.90 mm

Mintage :           5,000 (Total mintage 7,500)

Certificate of Authenticity : Perth Mint Numbered Certificate of Authenticity