#Lunar year 2007 series#

By being part of the Australian Gold Lunar Series which has been in continuous production for 18 years, and by portraying motifs of the famous Chinese zodiac and the effigy of the most powerful and longest serving queen in the 20th century, Queen Elizabeth II, the Australian Lunar Year of the Pig gold coin is recognised throughout the world by bullion dealers and collectors alike.Īustralian Lunar gold coin - Year of the Pig

Australian Lunar Year of the Pig gold coins are internationally recognised.

Its motif of the pig that varies every 12th year, its maximum mintage limit, and its quality, purity and legal tender status mean that the coin has a considerable premium over its melt value in the secondary market.

Australian Lunar Year of the Pig gold coins are popular with astute collectors.

Minted with such high quality, brilliance and rich detail, it becomes hard not to call it “my precious”.

Australian Lunar Year of the Pig gold coins are made in proof condition.

Give a tribute to the ones you appreciate by marking their virtues and year of birth in pure 24 karat gold, a gift that will stay with them forever.

Australian Lunar Year of the Pig gold coins are great gifts for your loved ones.

Those born in the year of the pig are generally perceived to possess flawless taste and manners, and have a passion for all the fine things in life.

Australian Lunar Year of the Pig gold coins are based on the treasured Chinese lunar calendar.

Issued only once since the Lunar Series started, in 2007, the one-ounce Year of the Pig coin is one of the rarest 24 legal tender gold bullion coins to be issued in the 21st century with a mintage of only 18,149 gold pieces.

Australian Lunar Year of the Pig gold coins are rare.

The Gold Lunar Series was introduced for the first time in 1996 and every gold coin in the series, including the Year of the Pig, is considered to be legal tender by the Australian Government.

Australian Lunar Year of the Pig gold coins are money.

This bullion coin is truly a piece of breathtaking gold art suitable for collectors with an eye for beauty and those who wish to give their loved ones something really memorable and special. The Year of the Pig gold coin contains 99.99% pure gold and is produced with a special minting technique that ensures the coin is in proof-like condition, meaning it has exceptionally shiny and mat surfaces coupled with the richest of detail. In addition, the most popular one-ounce version in the series has a limited annual mintage of only 30,000 pieces, giving the coin a considerable collector’s premium in the secondary market. The gold coin is part of Perth Mint’s praised chronological gold bullion collection, the Australian Lunar Series I, where each coin in the series is only minted once every twelve years in accordance with the ancient Chinese lunar calendar. The same design was also issued in a (1/10oz 17.53mm) $10 gold proof coin for $175.As a long-term partner of the Perth Mint, Tavex is pleased to offer one of world’s finest minted gold bullion coins, the 2007 Australian Lunar Year of the Pig. It was also issued as a 11.66g silver proof striking for $40. This year of the Pig one dollar was issued in uncirculated condition for $12.95.

The legends differ from the normal $1 obverse adding the denomination '1 Dollar' below the portrait. It is a standard 25mm size, 9 gram, aluminium bronze one dollar coin with the standard Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. The most unusual charcteristic of this issue is that it features '2007 Year of the Pig' on the reverse and states the denomination on the obverse. This card features red and gold design, the traditional colours of good fortune in Chinese culture. The coin was issued in a protective capsule housed in an informative card. The Year of the Pig one dollar design by Vladimir Gottwald features a pig with authentic chinese symbols all in a symetrical design on the reverse. A dominant trait of those born into the year of the pig is generosity so returning the favour with this coin as a gift was the marketing strategy for the RAM in 2007. Intended as a collectors coin this 2007 $1 marks the birth of a special little one or a birthday gift for others born in the Year of the Pig 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983 or 1995.

In 2007 the Royal Australian Mint launched a on going series of NCLT (non-circulating legal tender) one dollar coins depicting each Lunar year and their representative animals. Unc 2007 Year of the Pig One Dollar -obverse left, reverse right