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30 Dollars - Charles III Year of the Snake: Success
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Engraver(s) | Jody Clark |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A stylised juvenile snake rendered in a cartoonish yet detailed style, its scaled body coiled upon itself and its head raised, facing right. The snake embraces a large circular gold ingot or tablet inscribed with the Chinese character 禄 (meaning prosperity or success) in the centre field. The denomination $30 appears to the lower left, and the Perth Mint's P mintmark is positioned at the lower left periphery. The legend 1/5 oz 9999 GOLD curves along the upper periphery, with the engraver's initials IJ visible to the right of the ingot. |
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The Perth Mint's annual Lunar Series has run continuously since 1996, making it one of the longest-unbroken bullion programs in Australian coinage history. Each twelve-year zodiac cycle commands its own collector following, and the Snake — associated in Chinese tradition with wisdom and financial acuity — has historically driven strong demand from Southeast Asian markets in particular.
The KM#818 assignment places this squarely within the Perth Mint's modern bullion catalog, where the one-fifth ounce gold denomination has become a consistent entry point for weight-specific stackers who find the one-ounce format cost-prohibitive.