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15 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Pig - Silver Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 15 DOLLARS IRB |
| Reverse description | A naturalistic pig stands in profile atop a decorative bed of leaves, rendered in fine detail. To the right of the central motif appears the Chinese character 豬 (pig), referencing the Chinese Lunar calendar year. The date 2007 appears at the upper left, with the specifications 1/2 KILO 999 SILVER inscribed in the lower field, all within a beaded border. |
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The 2007 Year of the Pig completed Perth Mint's first full twelve-year lunar cycle in the 500g silver format, a series that began in 1996. Demand for the larger lunar pieces had grown steadily enough by the mid-2000s that mintages on subsequent cycles were revised upward significantly — the first-cycle coins now carry a premium the original buyers rarely anticipated.