1oz 2017 Perth Mint Australian Lunar Rooster

1oz 2017 Perth Mint Australian Lunar Rooster

The 2017 Lunar Rooster coins celebrate the Year of the Rooster, the tenth animal in the 12 year cycle of the Chinese zodiac as part of Perth Mint Series 2 Lunar series.

The reverse of each coin depicts a rooster, a hen, and three chicks standing amongst bamboo foliage and flowers. The Chinese character for ‘rooster’ and the inscription ‘Year of the Rooster’ also appear in the design with The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’ mintmark.
  

Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, each coin’s obverse depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the 2017 year-date, and the monetary denomination.

Specification:

1 Ounce Pure Silver (999)

Face Value: 1 AUD

Diameter: 45.60 mm

Mintages: 300,000