Year of the Snake 2025 - 6th issue of the new Lunar Series
1 Oz Silver - Proof - Dome shaped Coin

• One ounce of 99.9% Silver
• Unique dome shaped Coin
• Mintage only 7,500 pieces
• With numbered Certificate of Authenticity
• Delivery in original Box of the Royal Australian Mint

This unique dome shaped coin is the sixth issue in the new Lunar Series by the Royal Australian Mint and was struck from one ounce of 99,9% silver. The silver coin celebrates the Year of the Snake in 2025 and is limited to only 7,500 pieces worldwide. The motive depicts a snake surrounded by bamboo, its body skillfully coiled around the bamboo stalks. The inscriptions “YEAR OF THE SNAKE”, the Chinese character for “snake” and the weight and fineness are also engraved. The reverse shows the lunar calendar wheel with all 12 animals as well as the Dan Thorne portrait of King Charles III, the denomination and the year of issue in the center.

Following the dragon in 2024, the snake is the sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac calendar. The zodiac sign of the snake is said to have particularly strong intuition, wisdom, intelligence and good powers of observation. People born in the year of the snake are considered to be cultured, sensitive, philosophical and artistically inclined. The limited dome shaped silver proof coin Year of the Snake 2025 is delivered in the original box from the Royal Australian Mint including a numbered certificate of authenticity.