2025 Year of the Snake 1oz Silver Gilded Coin

The stunning 2025 Year of the Snake 1oz Silver Gilded Coin is the perfect gift or collectable for those born under the lunar dragon.

According to Chinese tradition, the emperor ordered a great race between all the animals on Earth to determine who should occupy 12 positions in the lunar calendar. To complete the course, each animal had to cross a fast-flowing river. In pursuit of the fifth placed dragon, the horse was unnerved by the sight of a snake wrapped around its hoof. As it reared in fright, the snake uncoiled itself and slithered over the line to claim sixth place.

Those born under the sign of the Chinese Lunar Snake in 2025, 2013, 2001, 1989 and every 12th preceding year are said to be wise, intelligent, independent, and charming. Being passionate and articulate, they are also thought to make great leaders.

The Perth Mint will release no more than 23,500 of the Australian Lunar Series III 2025 Year of the Snake 1oz Silver Gilded Coin individually out of a maximum mintage of 25,000

The coin’s reverse portrays a coiled, radiant 24-carat golden snake on the ground beneath hanging leaves.

The coin is housed in a classic display case with a clear lid decorated with a silver geometric design. The case is packaged in a beautifully illustrated shipper portraying the story of how the dragon became the fifth animal of the Chinese lunar calendar and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

The shippers of the coins in the Australian Lunar Series III will, when arrayed together, form a diorama depicting the ancient myth of The Great Race.