Australia's lunar bullion series from the Perth Mint has run in two distinct cycles since 1996, with the second series — of which this is a part — launched in 2008 using Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth portrait of Elizabeth II. The Rabbit is among the more popular animals in the twelve-year cycle, consistently drawing stronger secondary market premiums than several of its neighbors in the series, particularly among collectors in East and Southeast Asian markets where the lunar calendar retains genuine cultural weight.
Australia's lunar bullion series from the Perth Mint has run in two distinct cycles since 1996, with the second series — of which this is a part — launched in 2008 using Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth portrait of Elizabeth II. The Rabbit is among the more popular animals in the twelve-year cycle, consistently drawing stronger secondary market premiums than several of its neighbors in the series, particularly among collectors in East and Southeast Asian markets where the lunar calendar retains genuine cultural weight.