Gold Ounce 2021 Year of the Ox, Perth Mint, 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. Both mints endeavour to create coins with attractive designs, and to introduce new designs and themes often, in order to raise the numismatic value of the coins over the value of previous metal used. This one-ounce gold coin with a face value of $100 was issued as part of the Perth Mint's Lunar Series III to mark the Chinese Year of the Ox (12 February 2021 - 31 January 2022). The Mint says about it: First issued in 1995 and now in its third round, the long-running Australian Lunar Coin Series celebrates the animals of the Chinese zodiac with a sequence of annual designs portraying the mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. This 2021 coin celebrates the Year of the Ox, whose rule over every second year in the 12-year lunar cycle is said to influence people born during 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009 and 2021. Depicted in stunning colour, the strapping ox on the coin’s reverse stands in eye-catching contrast to the mirror-like gold proof background." | ||||||
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| Variety | Proof | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 1,000 | |
| Details | Perth Mint Item ID: 3S2115DAAA Accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity, each coin comes in a prestigious red display case with a magnetic lid and an illustrated shipper. When aligned with the previous Year of the Mouse shipper and future shippers from the series, the illustration forms a diorama depicting all 12 animals in the order they finished The Great Race, a traditional Chinese story about the creation of the lunar calendar. | |
| Variety | Coloured Proof | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 188 | |
| Details | The intricate process of colouring gold proof coins produces particularly striking results - as demonstrated by this extremely limited 2021 Year of the Ox coin from the Australian Lunar series. Depicted in stunning colour, the strapping ox on the coin’s reverse stands in eye-catching contrast to the mirror-like gold proof background. Packaging: in display case with a clear lid and an illustrated shipper. When aligned with the previous Year of the Mouse shipper and future shippers from the series, the illustration forms a diorama depicting all 12 animals in the order the finished The Great Race, a traditional Chinese story about the creation of the lunar calendar. Perth Mint Item ID: 3S2115DDAA | |
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| Country | Australia |
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| Currency | Australian Dollar |
| Coin Type | Gold Ounce (1 oz) |
| Issued | 2021 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Portrait by Jody Clark (Uncouped version) |
| Face Value | 100 (x Dollar) |
| Mintage | unknown |
| Current | Yes |
| Material | 0.9999 Gold |
| Designer | Ing Ing Jong |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
| Size | 32.600 mm |
| Thickness | 2.950 mm |
| Mass | 31.107 g |
| OCC ID | QRAP-OBNC-NWAJ-OYJD |
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Coin, Australia, Gold Ounce 2021 Year of the Ox - Coloured
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Coin, Australia, Gold Ounce 2021 Year of the Ox - Coloured
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Coin, Australia, Gold Ounce 2021 Year of the Ox - Coloured
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Coin, Australia, Gold Ounce 2021 Year of the Ox - Coloured
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