The 2007 Year of the Pig completes the first full Lunar Series I cycle from the Perth Mint, which began with the 1996 Year of the Rat. Getting there took eleven years and a near-cancellation mid-series when bullion demand softened in the late 1990s. The Pig is the twelfth and final sign, so this kilogram piece marks the close of the sequence — after which Perth immediately commenced Lunar Series II with revised designs.
Mintage on the one-kilogram format was capped at 2,000 pieces globally.
The 2007 Year of the Pig completes the first full Lunar Series I cycle from the Perth Mint, which began with the 1996 Year of the Rat. Getting there took eleven years and a near-cancellation mid-series when bullion demand softened in the late 1990s. The Pig is the twelfth and final sign, so this kilogram piece marks the close of the sequence — after which Perth immediately commenced Lunar Series II with revised designs.
Mintage on the one-kilogram format was capped at 2,000 pieces globally.