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2013 Year of the Snake Silver Coins in Baby, Rectangle and Color Editions
November 9, 2012 by Silver Coins Today Staff · Leave a Comment
Several new 2013 Year of the Snake Silver Coins have been released this month by the Perth Mint of Australia.
2013 Year of the Snake Silver Coins – Color, Baby and Rectangle Shape Editions
Included among the new line-up is a massive 1 kilo and smaller 1/2 ounce colored coins, a 1/2 ounce baby snake edition and a four-coin set with each coin weighing 1 ounce and shaped like a rectangle.
The kilo and 1/2 ounce Year of the Snake Silver Coins are issued as legal tender of Australia and contain a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. The Baby Snake Silver Coin also depicts Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse but is struck as legal tender of the island nation of Tuvalu. The rectangle coins of the four-coin silver set are struck as Cook Islands legal tender.
2013 1 Kilo Year of the Snake Silver Proof Colored Coin
The 2013 Year of the Snake Silver Proof Colored Coin is struck from one kilo of 99.9% pure silver. It shows the familiar 2013 Year of the Snake design chosen by officials at the Perth to be featured on coins of the Lunar series.
2013 $30 Year of the Snake Silver Proof Colored Coin
A colored snake is depicted hanging from a branch on this reverse. The $30 face value coin features a maximum mintage of 500 with each including a display case, illustrated shipper and a numbered certificate of authenticity.
Current pricing for the silver coins is AUS $1,863.64 or US $1,944.04.
2013 1/2 oz Year of the Snake Silver Proof Colored Coin
The same design of a colored snake is found on the reverse of the 2013 Year of the Snake Silver Proof Coin. Struck from one-half ounce of .999 fine silver, this coin has a legal tender face value of 50 cents.
2013 50c Year of the Snake Silver Proof Colored Coin
Each coin is placed in a Perth Mint display case and features a maximum mintage of 10,000. A numbered certificate of authenticity and an illustrated shipper is also included.
Current pricing for the silver coins is AUS $61.36 or US $64.01.
2013 1/2 oz Baby Snake Silver Proof Coin
A different image of a snake is found on the reverse of the Baby Snake Silver Proof Coin. It is colored as well, but depicts a baby snake, as the name of the coin indicates, along with a festive wreath and decorations.
2013 Baby Snake Silver Proof Coin
This coin has a maximum mintage of 7,500 and is struck from one-half ounce of 99.9% pure silver. Each comes with a numbered certificate of authenticity and an illustrated shipper.
Current pricing for the silver coins is AUS $61.36 or US $64.01.
2013 Year of the Snake Rectangle Four-Coin Silver Set
Four different coins appear as part of the Lunar Calendar Series 2013 Year of the Snake Rectangle Four-Coin Silver Set. Each of these depicts a different image of a snake, colored to their lifelike hues.
2013 Year of the Snake Rectangle Four-Coin Silver Set
These four rectangle coins are each composed of 1 ounce of .999 fine silver and include a contemporary black framed clear display case suitable for housing the set. Mintage of this release is listed at 3,000.
Current pricing for the silver coins is AUS $389.09 or US $405.88.
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About the Perth Mint
The Royal Mint of England originally opened the Perth Mint of Australia (www.perthmint.com.au) in 1899 as a branch of the London facility. Its original purpose was to refine gold from nearby deposits in Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie and mint gold sovereigns from it.
