The Perth Mint’s Lunar Series III is one of the few bullion programs where the design changes completely each year, and the Year of the Snake release marks the sixth entry in the twelve-coin cycle. Buyers get one full troy ounce of .9999 fine gold at a bullion premium, plus a coin that collectors chase once the year closes.
Key Features:
- Purity & Weight: 9999 fine gold, 1 troy ounce, 31.107 grams
- Metal: Gold, struck by The Perth Mint in Western Australia
- Obverse: Portrait of King Charles III with denomination and fineness
- Reverse: Snake coiled through bamboo with the Chinese character for snake
The obverse carries a right-facing bust of King Charles III, bare-headed, with the hair and collar detail finely cut. CHARLES III and AUSTRALIA arc across the upper field, separated from the lower legend by small dots at each side. Along the bottom the coin reads 1oz 9999 Au and 100 DOLLARS, confirming both the metal content and the $100 AUD legal tender face value.
The reverse shows a snake wound in a tight S-curve around a bamboo stalk, head raised at the upper right with the eye and scale pattern struck individually across the body. Bamboo shoots rise behind it and slender leaves fill the upper corners. To the right sits the Chinese character 蛇, with SNAKE and 2025 below it. The P mintmark appears at the left rim. In Chinese tradition the snake is linked to wisdom, intuition, and quiet determination, traits associated with those born under the sign.
The coin measures 32.60 mm in diameter and 2.80 mm thick with a serrated edge. Each piece arrives in brilliant uncirculated condition inside a protective acrylic capsule, which keeps the frosted relief and mirrored fields free of handling marks. The Perth Mint caps production of the 1 oz gold Lunar at 30,000 coins, a small figure for a modern bullion issue.
Government-guaranteed weight and purity, a one-year-only design, and a hard mintage limit make this a strong pick for stackers and series collectors alike. Order your 2025 Lunar Snake gold coin today before the cap is reached.