Silver Half Ounce 2020 Year of the Mouse, Coin from Australia - detailed information
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The Australian half ounce silver piece (abbreviated as 1/2 oz and designated with Ag for "silver") is a bullion and commemorative coin format; it has face value of either 1 dollar or 50 cents. 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 silver Lunar Series series was introduced in 1999 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 half-ounce silver coin with a face value of 50 cents was issued as part of the Perth Mint's Lunar Series III to mark the Chinese Year of the Mouse, 25 January 2020 - 11 February 2021 (also called Year of the Rat). 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. The mouse is the first animal in the cycle. | ||||||
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| Variety | Coloured Reverse | |
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| Mintage | Issued: unknown. Mintage limit: 25,000 | |
| Details | Brilliant Uncirculated coin with the mice on the reverse in full colour. | |
| Variety | Proof | |
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| Mintage | Issued: unknown. Mintage limit: 5,000 | |
| Details | Individually boxed: Perth Mint Item ID: 3S2016EAAA, issue limit 4,000, issue price: AU$ 74.00. | |
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Australian Lunar Series III 2020 Year of the Mouse Silver Proof Coins, mintage unknown
3 coins: Silver Two Ounces ($2), Year of the Mouse 2020, Silver Ounce ($1), Year of the Mouse 2020, Silver Half Ounce (50 cents), Mouse 2020 | |
Year of the Mouse 2020 coins issued by the Perth Mint include:
- Australia, Platinum Ounce ($100) Proof, Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Gold Ten Ounces ($1000), Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Gold Two Ounces ($200), Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Gold Ounce ($100) High Relief, Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Gold Ounce ($100), Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Gold Half Ounce ($50), Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Gold Quarter Ounce ($25), Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Gold Tenth-Ounce ($15), Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Gold Twentieth-Ounce ($5), Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Silver Ten Kilos ($300), Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Silver Kilo ($30), Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Silver Five Ounces ($8) High Relief, Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Silver Five Ounces ($8) Bullion with coloured version, Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Silver Two Ounces ($2) Antique, Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Silver Two Ounces ($2) Coloured, Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Silver Two Ounces ($2) with coloured version, Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Silver Ounce ($1) with Opal, Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Silver Ounce ($1) High Relief, Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Silver Ounce ($1) with coloured and gilded versions, Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Silver Half Ounce (50c) with coloured version, Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Silver Quarter Ounce (25c) coloured, Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Silver Quarter Ounce (25c) coloured - China design, Year of the Mouse 2020
- Australia, Aluminium Bronze $1 in Year of the Mouse 2020 PNC
- Tuvalu, Silver Coloured Quadrant (x4 one-ounce coins), Year of the Mouse 2020
- Tuvalu, Silver Half Ounce (50 cents), Baby Mouse
- Tuvalu, Aluminium Bronze $1, Tom and Jerry (Year of the Mouse)
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| Country | Australia |
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| Currency | Australian Dollar |
| Coin Type | Silver Half Ounce, Lunar |
| Issued | 2020 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Portrait by Jody Clark (Uncouped version) |
| Face Value | 50 (x Cent) |
| Mintage | unknown |
| Current | Yes |
| Material | 0.9999 Silver |
| Designer | Ing Ing Jong |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
| Size | 32.6000 mm |
| Thickness | 2.600 mm |
| Mass | 15.5530 g |
| OCC ID | PMVR-OAPC-AJNK-ENQG |
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Coin, Australia, Year of the Rat 50 Cents - 2020 - 1/2 Oz - Silver
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Coin, Australia, Year of the Rat 50 Cents - 2020 - 1/2 Oz - Silver
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Silver Half Ounce 2020 Year of the Mouse - Coloured
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Coin, Australia, Silver Half Ounce 2020 Year of the Mouse
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Coin, Australia, Silver Half Ounce 2020 Year of the Mouse
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