Issued as part of Perth Mint's long-running Lunar Series III, this is one of the final coins bearing the sixth portrait of Elizabeth II to enter production — she died in September 2022, months before this piece reached market. The rabbit holds the twelfth and final position in the Chinese zodiac cycle as structured by the series, meaning 2023 closes out Lunar III's complete twelve-year rotation.
The .9999 fineness is a Perth house standard since 1957, when the refinery achieved four-nines purity ahead of most sovereign mints globally.
Issued as part of Perth Mint's long-running Lunar Series III, this is one of the final coins bearing the sixth portrait of Elizabeth II to enter production — she died in September 2022, months before this piece reached market. The rabbit holds the twelfth and final position in the Chinese zodiac cycle as structured by the series, meaning 2023 closes out Lunar III's complete twelve-year rotation.
The .9999 fineness is a Perth house standard since 1957, when the refinery achieved four-nines purity ahead of most sovereign mints globally.