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| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 50 DOLLARS IRB |
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| Mintage | 2007 - BU - 7,694 2007 - BU - Colored - 1,798 |
| Additional information |
The 2007 Lunar Pig completed the first full twelve-year cycle of Perth Mint's Gold Lunar Series I, which launched in 1996 with the Year of the Rat. Finishing a complete set in fine gold became a genuine collector preoccupation through the late 1990s and 2000s, and the Pig — as the terminal issue — commanded secondary-market premiums well above its bullion content almost immediately after release.
The .9999 fineness was a deliberate commercial decision to undercut the Royal Canadian Mint's Maple Leaf on purity claims, a rivalry that shaped Australian bullion strategy throughout this period.