About Australian 2016 1 oz Silver Monkey Coins
1 oz Silver Monkey Coins
This limited mintage 1 oz Silver Australian Year of the Monkey Coin from the Perth Mint makes a stunning gift or keepsake.
Part of the popular Lunar Series II, the 2016 edition features a beautifully detailed scene of an adult monkey and its baby perched on a peach tree branch. The baby holds a peach—symbolizing longevity and good fortune—and the background features the Chinese character for "Monkey."
Obverse Design
- Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
- Country stamp: Australia
- Mintage year: 2016
- Face value: 1 AUD
- Silver purity stamp: 999
- Silver weight stamp: 1 oz
Reverse Design
- Adult monkey and baby seated on a peach tree branch
- Chinese character for “Monkey”
- Inscription: “Year of the Monkey”
- “P” mintmark of the Perth Mint
Special Features
- Limited mintage of 300,000 coins
- Each coin comes sealed in a protective acrylic capsule
- Struck in 99.9% fine silver
- Fully guaranteed by the Government of Australia
- The Perth Mint produced only 300,000 of these 1 oz silver coins. Production will cease when the mintage is either fully sold or at the end of the silver coin series year of mintage, whichever comes first.
- The 2016 Silver Monkey Coin(s) you receive may not be in absolute mint condition.