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30 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Pig - Silver Gemstone Coloured
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Weight | 1000.1 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA IRB 1KG 9999 SILVER 2019 30 DOLLARS |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a coloured depiction of a sow standing in profile to the left, her pink and dark-spotted coat rendered in applied colour, accompanied by four smaller piglets similarly coloured and arranged in the lower field amid sprigs of stylised grass and foliage. A branch bearing maple-like leaves extends across the upper field in uncoloured relief. The Chinese character 豬 (pig) appears in the upper left field within a square cartouche, and the Perth Mint's P mintmark is visible to the right. The legend YEAR OF THE PIG curves along the lower border in script lettering. |
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Part of Perth Mint's long-running lunar series, this kilogram silver issue marks the Year of the Pig — the twelfth and final sign of the Chinese zodiac cycle, completing the twelve-year sequence that the mint had been producing in this format since the series began. The embedded gemstone element targets the substantial collector market in mainland China, Hong Kong, and the Chinese diaspora, where demand for large-format lunar bullion with decorative additions has driven Perth Mint's Asian-market releases since the late 1990s.
Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, used here, was adopted by Australian coinage in 1999.