AUSTRALIAN LUNAR SERIES III

2023 YEAR OF THE RABBIT

1/2oz SILVER PROOF COIN

***Sold out at The Perth Mint***

The fourth year of The Perth Mint’s highly anticipated Australian Lunar Series III coin program includes an array of superb silver coins celebrating the next animal in the zodiac, the rabbit.

KEY FEATURES:

• Australian legal tender
• 2023 Year of the Rabbit design
• Proof quality 99.99% pure silver
• Extremely limited issue 
• Numbered Certificate of Authenticity
• Presentation display case

PRODUCT INFORMATION:

• Item Code                3S2316EAAA
• Barcode                   9327025050133
• Maximum Mintage 4,000
• Release Date           20 September 2022

Released as a magnificent three-coin set, and as individual 1oz and 1/2oz silver proof coins, the coins feature original artistry portraying the nimble 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.

Struck from 99.99% pure silver in proof quality, no more than 5,000 1oz coins, 4,000 1/2oz coins, and 1,000 three-coin sets will be released in this packaging.

The coins are issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.

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 each coin depicts the Jody Clark effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the weight and fineness, and the monetary denomination.

PRESENTATION

Each 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 zodiac 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, which tells how the zodiac came into being.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Silver Content (Troy oz)	0.5
Monetary Denomination (AUD)	0.50
Fineness (% purity)	99.99
Minimum Gross Weight (g)	15.553
Maximum Diameter (mm)	32.60
Maximum Thickness (mm)	2.90
Maximum Mintage	5,000
Designer	Ing Ing Jong