Australian Lunar Series III
2025 Year Of The Snake
1/4oz Gold Proof Coin

The sixth year of The Perth Mint's highly anticipated Australian Lunar Series III is marked by the release of stunning gold proof quality coins portraying the next animal in the zodiac, the Snake.

Key Features:

• Australian legal tender
• 2025 Year of the Snake design
• Proof quality 99.99% pure gold
• very limited issue - 3,500
• Numbered Certificate of Authenticity
• Presentation display case

Product Information:

• Item Code                  3S2515FAAA
• Barcode                      9327025055275
• Maximum Mintage   3,500
• Release Date             10 September 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, and charm. Being passionate and articulate, they are also thought to make great leaders.

Celebrating these traditional beliefs, the Proof Issue of the Australian Lunar Series remains the ultimate numismatic tribute to each auspicious animal. Finely honed skills and dedicated craftsmanship have ensured that year after year these coins meet collectors' highest expectations.

Meticulously struck from 99.99% pure gold in proof quality, no more than 3,500 1/4oz coins will be released in this packaging.

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

Design

The Perth Mint's most prestigious Year of the Snake proof coins portray a snake curled among bamboo stems. Included in the design is the Chinese character for 'snake', the inscription 'SNAKE 2025', and The Perth Mint's 'P' mintmark.

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

Presentation

Each coin is presented in a prestigious red display case with a magnetic lid. Adorned with gold lettering and a geometric design, the case is packaged in a beautifully illustrated shipper portraying the story of how the snake came to be the sixth animal in 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 the story of how the zodiac came into being.

Technical Specifications

Gold Content (Troy oz)	0.25
Monetary Denomination (AUD)	25.00
Fineness (% purity)	99.99
Minimum Gross Weight (g)	7.777
Maximum Diameter (mm)	20.60
Maximum Thickness (mm)	2.30
Maximum Mintage	5,000
Designer	Sean Rogers