| Coin | Gold Quarter Ounce 2007 Year of the Pig, Proof |
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The Australian quarter-ounce gold piece (abbreviated as 1/4 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 coin is part of the Lunar Series issued by the Perth Mint's Lunar Series, and marks the Chinese 2007 Year of the Pig (18 February 2007 - 6 February 2008).
This coin is a "numismatic issue" with a reverse design different from the bullion coins of the series.
The mint says about it:
The final animal in the Chinese zodiac, the pig is traditionally associated with luck, prosperity and wealth. Those ruled by the Chinese lunar pig are said to be honest, loyal, sincere, calm and generous. Birth dates include 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, and 2007. |
| Mint | Perth Mint |
Mint Mark | Letter P |
Total Mintage |
2,206
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The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.
In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).
Around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the face value: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA · 25 DOLLARS ·.
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Within a beaded border, he reverse of the coin depicts a pig walking to right, on a patch of forest floor with leaves and mushrooms.
Vertically on the left, the year 2007. Above, the Chinese character for "pig": 豬.
Horizontally below, the precious metal content: 1/4 OZ 9999 GOLD (one quarter of a troy ounce of 99.99% gold), below which the P mint mark of the Perth Mint.. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
豬 2007 1/4 OZ 9999 GOLD |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof.
Perth Mint SKU: 0715FAAA.
Mintage includes 650 individually boxed coins (from a limit of 7,000), and 1,556 in a three-coin set. |
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| See also |
Year of Pig 2007 coins issued by the Perth Mint include:
- 10 kg Gold ($30,000), Year of the Pig 2007
- 1 kg Gold ($3,000), Year of the Pig 2007
- 10 oz Gold ($1,000), Year of the Pig 2007
- 2 oz Gold ($200), Year of the Pig 2007
- 1 oz Gold ($100), Year of the Pig 2007
- 1 oz Gold Proof ($100), Year of the Pig 2007
- 1/2 oz Gold ($50), Year of the Pig 2007
- 1/4 oz Gold ($25), Year of the Pig 2007
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof ($25), Year of the Pig 2007
- 1/10 oz Gold ($15), Year of the Pig 2007
- 1/10 oz Gold Proof ($15), Year of the Pig 2007
- 1/20 oz Gold ($5), Year of the Pig 2007
- 10 kg Silver ($300), Year of the Pig 2007
- 1 kg Silver ($30), Year of the Pig 2007
- 1/2 kg Silver ($15), Year of the Pig 2007
- 10 oz Silver ($10), Year of the Pig 2007
- 5 oz Silver ($8), Year of the Pig 2007
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