Australian Lunar Series III

2025 Year of the Snake

5oz Silver Proof High Relief Coin

Celebrate the 2025 Year of the Snake with the exclusive 5oz high relief coin expertly crafted from 99.99% pure silver in proof quality. Year of the Snake design in stunning high relief. First lunar design to bear the effigy of HM King Charles III.

Key features:

  • 99.99% pure silver
  • High relief strike
  • Limited mintage - 388
  • Australian legal tender
  • Sixth design from Australian Lunar Series III
  • Numbered certificate of authenticity
  • Presentation packaging

Product Information:

  • Item Code                 3S2536KAAA
  • Barcode                    9327025055183
  • Maximum Mintage    388
  • Release Date           19 November 2024

According to Chinese folklore, the emperor ordered a Great Race between all the animals on Earth to determine who should occupy 12 positions in the lunar calendar. Using its guile, the snake finished in sixth place. As a result, those born under the sign of the Chinese Lunar Snake in 2025, 2013, 2001, 1989 and every 12th preceding year are said to inherit the snake’s wisdom, intelligence, independence, and charm.

Design

This graceful snake design is struck in high relief. The coin’s reverse portrays 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.

Presentation

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

Technical Specifications

The coin’s high relief reverse and obverse are minted on concave surfaces to ensure the optimum flow of metal is achieved by the strike of the die.

Year Date 2025
Silver Content (Troy oz) 5,000
Monetary Denomination (AUD) 8.00
Fineness (% purity) 99.99
Minimum Gross Weight (g) 155.533
Maximum Diameter (mm) 50.90
Maximum Thickness (mm) 11.85
Maximum Mintage 388
Finish Proof, High Relief
Legal Tender Australia
Reverse Designer Sean Rogers
Effigy Designer Dan Thorne design of H.M. King Charles III

 

SKU 3S2536KAAA
Barcode # 9327025055183
Brand Perth Mint
Shipping Weight 0.1000kg
Unit Of Measure each