Gold Fifth-Ounce 2016 Year of the Monkey - Prosperity, Coin from Tuvalu - detailed information

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Chinese Astrological Series 2016 Year of the Monkey 'Prosperity' 1/5oz Gold Coin | The Perth Mint

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Buy the Chinese Astrological Series 2016 Year of the Monkey 'Prosperity' 1/5oz Gold Coin from The Perth Mint, featuring Proof Quality 1/5oz 99.99% Pure Gold Chinese Characters for 'Prosperity' Extremely Limited Issue – 2,000 Presentation Case Numbered Certificate of Authenticity This coin is also available in a Three-Coin Set

This 1/5oz pure gold coin celebrates the Year of the Monkey. Those born under the influence of this sign are said to be intelligent, quick-witted, optimistic, ambitious, and adventurous. Proof Quality 99.99% Pure Gold Each coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 1/5oz of 99.99% pure gold in proof quality. Year of the Monkey Design The coin’s reverse depicts a caricature of a monkey hanging from a tree and holding a symbol marked with the Chinese character for prosperity – Fu. Tuvalu Legal Tender Issued as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu, the obverse of each coin bears the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the 2015 year-date. Extremely Limited Issue No more than 2,000 of these coins will be issued individually, in this packaging, from a maximum mintage of 4,000. Presentation Case and Numbered Certificate The coin set is housed in a presentation case featuring a timber lid and a stylised shipper accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Gold Content (Troy oz): 0.20
Monetary Denomination (TVD): 30
Fineness (% purity): 99.99
Minimum Gross Weight (g): 6.222
Maximum Diameter (mm): 22.60
Maximum Thickness (mm): 1.50
Maximum Mintage: 4,000
Designer: Natasha Muhl
Perth Mint Item ID: 16Y33AAA
Issue price: AU$ 755.0, US$ 540.12