There are few coin programs as popular as the Lunar Series II products offered by the Perth Mint of Australia. Launched in 2008, this 12-coin series is the follow-up program to the massively popular Lunar Series I coins. Today, the 2017 ¼ oz Proof Australian Gold Rooster Coin is available to purchase from JM Bullion.

Coin Highlights:

• Ships in a beautiful, oval-shaped display box and includes a Certificate of Authenticity.
• Maximum mintage set at just 8,000 coins for global distribution.
• 10^th release in the Lunar Series II program from Perth Mint.
• Contains ¼ Troy oz of .9999 pure gold.
• Face value of $25 (AUD) is fully backed by Australia’s government.
• Reverse bears the Year of the Rooster design.
• Obverse includes Queen Elizabeth II’s portrait.
• Proof coins.

Each of these individual 2017 ¼ oz Proof Australian Gold Rooster Coins ships to you in a glossy black display case with a timber-themed lid. Your coin includes a numbered Certificate of Authenticity, and arrives inside of a Year of the Rooster lunar-themed shipper.

Perth Mint made waves with its original Lunar Series I program from 1996 to 2007, introducing numismatists around the world to the concept of Chinese Lunar Calendar coin designs. The popular series is winding now in its second iteration, Lunar Series II, and these coins represent the 10^th release.

On the obverse of all 2017 Proof Australian Gold Rooster Coins is the image of Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty is captured in right-profile relief and this image was created in 1998 by Ian Rank-Broadley.

The reverse of all 2017 ¼ oz Proof Australian Gold Rooster Coins features the latest design in the Lunar Series II release. Year of the Rooster gold coins feature a different image than their silver counterparts, with a singular rooster replacing the family of chickens used on the silver coin.

Perth Mint is the oldest operating facility in Australia, and it was originally opened as a Royal Mint facility in 1899. After the Sydney Mint and Melbourne Mint closed, Perth remained as the only holdover from the Royal Mint system. Today it is owned by the state of Western Australia and operated separately of the Royal Australian Mint.

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