Gold Ounce 2013 Year of the Snake, High Relief, Coin from Australia - detailed information
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The Australian one-ounce gold piece (abbreviated as 1 oz and designated with Au for "gold") is a bullion coin format. Uniquely, in Australia there are two mints authorised to strike legal tender: the Royal Australian Mint (which also makes the country's circulating coinage) and the Perth Mint which only makes collector and bullion coins, as well as other bullion products. The Lunar Series series was introduced in 1996 by the Perth Mint (the Royal Australian Mint started a parallel series later) and is dedicated to the Chinese Lunar Calendar and the Chinese Zodiac. Known as Sheng Xiao or Shu Xiang, it features twelve animal signs in this order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. Boasting a history of more than 2,000 years, it plays an essential role in Chinese culture. The animals zodiac in a cycle are not only used to represent years in China, but also believed to influence people’s personalities, career, compatibility, marriage, and fortune. This gold coin is part of the Lunar Series II issued by the Perth Mint, and marks the Chinese 2013 Year of the Snake (10 February 2013 - 30 January 2014). It is a high relief version of the gold ounce, which is thicker and has a smaller diameter than the bullion ounce. The mint says about it: | ||||||
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Year of the Snake 2013 (Lunar Series II) coins issued by the Perth Mint include:
- 10 kg Gold Bullion ($30,000), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1 kg Gold Bullion ($3,000), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 10 oz Gold Bullion ($1,000), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 2 oz Gold Bullion ($200), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1 oz Gold Bullion with proof and coloured versions ($100), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1 oz Gold Proof High Relief ($100), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1/2 oz Gold Bullion ($50), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1/4 oz Gold Bullion with proof and coloured versions ($25), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1/10 oz Gold Bullion with proof and coloured versions ($15), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1/20 oz Gold Bullion ($5), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 10 kg Silver Bullion ($300), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1 kg Silver Bullion ($30), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 10 oz Silver Bullion ($10), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 5 oz Silver Bullion with proof, coloured and gilded versions ($8), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 2 oz Silver Bullion with coloured and proof versions ($2), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1 oz Silver Bullion with proof, coloured and gilded versions ($1), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1 oz Silver Proof High Relief ($1), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- 1 oz Silver Bullion ($1), Australian Kookaburra with snake privy mark, Australia 2013
- 1/2 oz Silver Bullion with coloured and proof versions (50 Cents), Year of the Snake, Australia 2013
- $1 Aluminium Bronze, Year of The Snake, Australia 2013
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured Rectangle ($1), Year of the Snake - Blue, Cook Islands 2013
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured Rectangle ($1), Year of the Snake - Yellow, Cook Islands 2013
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured Rectangle ($1), Year of the Snake - Red, Cook Islands 2013
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured Rectangle ($1), Year of the Snake - Green, Cook Islands 2013
- 1 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Year of The Snake - Success, Tuvalu 2013
- 1/2 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Year of The Snake - Baby Keepsake, Tuvalu 2013
- $1 Aluminium Bronze, Year of The Snake - Baby Keepsake, Tuvalu 2013
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| Country | Australia |
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| Currency | Australian Dollar |
| Coin Type | Gold Ounce, Lunar |
| Issued | 2013 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Face Value | 100 (x Dollar) |
| Mintage | unknown |
| Mintage Limit | 388 |
| Current | Yes |
| Material | 0.9999 Gold |
| Designer | Ing Ing Jong |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
| Size | 27.3000 mm |
| Thickness | 5.000 mm |
| Mass | 31.1070 g |
| OCC ID | PMVR-EAPC-DMPK-ONQG |
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