This 1 oz gold bullion coin from Australia’s Perth Mint is minted in 99.99% pure gold and celebrates the Lunar Year of the Snake for 2025.

The Year of the Snake coin is the sizth coin to be issued in the New Perth Mint Lunar Series 3. Running from 2020 to 2032, the Perth Mint's latest Lunar series of coins will feature the 12 animals In the Chinese Lunar calendar.

The personality traits of people born in the Year of the Snake are: ambitious, successful, intelligent, independent and charismatic.

The reverse of the 1 oz gold coin features a Snake curled among bamboo stems, with the Chinese character for Snake displayed in a contemporary style along with the year 2025.

The obverse of the coin features a Dan Thorne designed portrait of His Majesty King Charles III with the words “AUSTRALIA”, the coin’s weight and gold purity “1 oz 9999 Au” and the monetary denomination. The coin has a legal tender value of AUD 100. 

Delivered in coin capsules, Year of the Snake1 oz gold bullion coins have a limited mintage of 30,000 pieces so will appeal to investors and collectors alike.  

As one the world’s most prestigious national precious metals mints, the Perth Mint is fully owned by the Government of Western Australia.