Australia's lunar series coins are struck at Perth in annual runs tied to the Chinese zodiac cycle, with the Horse year issues released ahead of the 2014 New Year celebrations catering heavily to the Asian collector market. Perth has run two distinct lunar series since 1996, and this piece falls within the second, launched in 2008 — meaning a third iteration of the Horse year design exists elsewhere in the catalog from the first series, making die and finish comparisons between the two generations a legitimate collector pursuit.
Australia's lunar series coins are struck at Perth in annual runs tied to the Chinese zodiac cycle, with the Horse year issues released ahead of the 2014 New Year celebrations catering heavily to the Asian collector market. Perth has run two distinct lunar series since 1996, and this piece falls within the second, launched in 2008 — meaning a third iteration of the Horse year design exists elsewhere in the catalog from the first series, making die and finish comparisons between the two generations a legitimate collector pursuit.