Silver Five Ounces 2025 Year of the Snake, High Relief, Coin from Australia - detailed information

Silver Five Ounces 2025 Year of the Snake, High Relief, Coin from Australia
CoinSilver Five Ounces 2025 Year of the Snake, High Relief

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 coin is part of Perth Mint's extensive range of coins celebrating the Chinese Lunar Year of the Snake (29 January 2025 - 16 February 2026). It is the sixth release in its Lunar Series III - in other words, the third 12-year cycle of Lunar coins.

The mint says about it:
"Celebrate the 2025 Year of the Snake with the exclusive 5oz high relief coin expertly crafted from 99.99% pure silver in proof quality.

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, independence, and charm."

The coin has a smaller diameter than the bullion silver five ounces, and is struck on a thicker planchet.

MintPerth Mint Mint MarkLetter P Mintage Limit (388 )
Obverse
Australia / Silver Five Ounces 2025 Year of the Snake, High Relief - obverse photo

The obverse of the coin displays the bust of King Charles III, which depicts him bare-headed (uncrowned) and wearing a suit and tie, facing left.

Below the shoulder truncation in tiny letters, the artist's initials DT (for Dan Thorne).

Around, the monarch's legend and the face value of the coin: CHARLES III AUSTRALIA · 5oz 9999 Ag 8 DOLLARS ·.

The inscription around the rim also incorporates the precious metal content. "5 oz 9999 Ag" means "f troy ounces of 99.99% silver" - Ag is abbreviated from the Latin word for silver, Argentum.

Obverse Inscription CHARLES III AUSTRALIA · 5oz 9999 Ag 8 DOLLARS ·
Reverse
Australia / Silver Five Ounces 2025 Year of the Snake, High Relief - reverse photo

The reverse design portrays a snake curled among bamboo stems.

On the right, the Chinese character for "snake": , below which SNAKE and 2025.

The Perth Mint’s P mint mark is on the left. Near the rim below, on the base of the bamboo stem, the designer's initials SR, for Sean Rogers.

Reverse Inscription 蛇 SNAKE 2025
EdgeMilledEdge InscriptionNone
Notes

Silver content (Troy oz): 5.000.
Finish: Proof FDC, high relief, concave surfaces.
Packaging: accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity, the coin is presented in a classic display case with a geometric design on its transparent lid. The case comes in an illustrated shipper featuring a snake. When arrayed with other shippers from the series, the resulting diorama depicts all 12 animals that successfully completed The Great Race.
Perth Mint SKU: 3S2536KAAA.
Release price: AU$ 725.00.

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Silver Five Ounces 2025 Year of the Snake, High Relief: Details
CountryAustralia
CurrencyAustralian Dollar
Coin TypeSilver Five Ounces (5 oz)
Issued2025
MonarchKing Charles III
EffigyKing Charles III - Portrait by Dan Thorne
Face Value8 (x Dollar)
Mintageunknown
Mintage Limit388
CurrentYes
Material0.9999 Silver
DesignerSean Rogers
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size50.9000 mm
Thickness11.850 mm
Mass155.5330 g
OCC IDRWKZ-OJNC-NBWL-OXGL
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Silver Five Ounces 2025 Year of the Snake, High Relief: Photo Australian Lunar Series III 2025 Year of the Snake 5oz Silver Proof High Relief Coin / thumbnail Australian Lunar Series III 2025 Year of the Snake 5oz Silver Proof High Relief Coin
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Silver Five Ounces 2025 Year of the Snake, High Relief: Photo Australian Lunar Series III 2025 Year of the Snake 5oz Silver Proof High Relief Coin / thumbnail Australian Lunar Series III 2025 Year of the Snake 5oz Silver Proof High Relief Coin
Copyright: Perth Mint
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