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The Australian five ounces silver piece (abbreviated as 5 oz and designated with Ag for "silver") is a bullion and commemorative 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 five-ounce silver coin with a face value of $8 was issued as part of the Perth Mint's Lunar Series III to mark the Chinese Year of the Rabbit (22 January 2023 - 9 February 2024). It is the high relief version, which is thicker and with a smaller diameter as compared to the bullion five ounces. The Mint says about it: First issued in 1996, the long-running Australian Lunar Coin Series celebrates the animals of the ancient lunar zodiac with a sequence of annual designs portraying the mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. This remarkable piece celebrates the rabbit, which is said to bestow intelligence, creativity, vigilance and compassion on those born under its influence in 2023 and every 12-preceding year. | ||||||
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Royal Mint |
Country | Australia |
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Currency | Australian Dollar |
Coin Type | Silver Five Ounces (5 oz) |
Issued | 2023 |
Monarch | King Charles III |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Portrait by Jody Clark (Uncouped version) |
Face Value | 8 (x Dollar) |
Total Mintage | 388 |
Mintage Limit | 388 |
Current | Yes |
Material | 0.9999 Silver |
Designer | Ing Ing Jong |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 50.900 mm |
Thickness | 11.850 mm |
Mass | 155.533 g |
OCC ID | MXKD-EKQC-KKQL-EWQJ |
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Coin, Australia, Silver Five Ounces 2023 Year of the Rabbit, High Relief
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Coin, Australia, Silver Five Ounces 2023 Year of the Rabbit, High Relief
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Coin, Australia, Silver Five Ounces 2023 Year of the Rabbit, High Relief
Copyright: Perth Mint Source |
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Coin, Australia, Silver Five Ounces 2023 Year of the Rabbit, High Relief
Copyright: Perth Mint Source |
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Coin, Australia, Silver Five Ounces 2023 Year of the Rabbit, High Relief
Copyright: Perth Mint Source |