Item: Perth Mint Australian Lunar Series II 2011 the Year of the Rabbit Gemstone 1kg Silver Coin

Issue Mint: The Perth Mint

Legal Tender: Australian $30

Mintage: 5,000

Material: 1kg 99.99% Silver

Condition: Brand New in original issue condition. Accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity, the coin is housed in a contemporary red and black display case and illustrated shipper.

Issue Price: $1675

Theme Background:

This year’s Gemstone Edition from the Australian Lunar Silver Coin Series II celebrates the rabbit, the fourth of the twelve animals associated with the ancient Chinese Lunar Calendar.

In Chinese culture, people born in the Year of the Rabbit - 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999 and 2011 - are regarded as intelligent, articulate, compassionate and loyal.

The coin's reverse depicts an adult rabbit and a young rabbit in colour.  The adult rabbit has an emerald set in its visible eye.  The rabbits are surrounded by foliage and a tree with creepers entwined in its branches.  The Chinese character for ‘rabbit’ and the inscription ‘Year of the Rabbit’ also appear in the design with The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’ mintmark.

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