With the Chinese New Year right around the corner, it’s time to welcome this year’s lunar animal! 2023 brings us the fourth animal of the lunar cycle, the auspicious rabbit. As the official pet of the moon goddess Chang’e, many believe the rabbit to be the luckiest of all the lunar animals. Today, 2023 1 oz Royal Australian Mint Gold Year of the Rabbit Coins are available to you online from JM Bullion.
Coin Highlights:
- Arrives in a plastic capsule!
- Brand-new coin for the Year of the Rabbit!
- Limited mintage of only 5,000 coins!
- Contains 1 Troy oz of .9999 pure gold in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.
- The face value of 100 Dollars is fully backed by the Australian government.
- Queen Elizabeth and the lunar calendar wheel feature on the obverse.
- A lunar rabbit is depicted in the reverse design.
All 2023 1 oz Royal Australian Mint Year of the Rabbit Coins in this JM Bullion online listing will be delivered in protective plastic capsules. These coins were produced by The Royal Australian Mint in honor of the Chinese New Year and the fourth animal of the Chinese zodiac. The coins boast an impressive .9999 purity and are considered legal tender under the monetary jurisdiction of Australia.
One of the primary components of Chinese New Year celebrations involves predicting what may be in store in the coming year based on the Chinese zodiac. The zodiac includes 12 lunar animals, with one featured each year before the cycle begins anew. In 2023, the fourth animal, the rabbit, is featured. After a difficult 2022, many are enthusiastic about a brighter new year. Guided by the auspicious rabbit, it may very well be a year of positivity and good fortune.
On the obverse of 2023 Royal Australian Mint Gold Year of the Rabbit Coins, we find a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. Her Late Majesty ruled from 1952 until her passing on September 8, 2022. She is the longest reigning monarch in British history. Also on the obverse, we see the lunar calendar wheel, which consists of the 12 animals of the lunar cycle.
The reverse side of 2023 1 oz Royal Australian Mint Gold Year of the Rabbit Coins features a rabbit design. In this rendition, the rabbit is in a sitting position amidst beautiful plantain lilies. The image nicely captures the rabbit’s quiet, gentle nature and loving disposition. There are also inscriptions on the reverse that read Year of the Rabbit, 1 oz .9999 Au.
Please feel free to reach out to JM Bullion with any questions about these gold coins for sale. You can call us at 800-276-6508, chat with us live online, or simply send us an email.