Luxury set of 12 gold coins 1 Oz Lunar Series I. 1996 - 2007

Lunar Series I. 1996 - 2007 Luxury Set 12-Year Collection

The Lunar Series of gold investment coins offers high appreciation in future years, as seen currently on the Lunar Series I and some of the current Lunar Series II coins. Normally, in the current year of mintage, the price of limited edition coins does not significantly exceed that of regular investment coins, but after a while, when the coin is on sale and investor and collector interest grows, the price begins to increase. This is why it often happens that these coins are literally sold out in a flash. Of course, the sold-out coins are then sold on the market at a big premium. This makes their price rise much faster than other investment coins.
Lunar Series investment coins are a well-known and respected investment worldwide, both from the point of view of investors and collectors, because of their huge demand and liquidity.

The Lunar Series gold investment coins from the Perth Mint of Australia are some of the most popular and sought after coins in the world.

The 12-year-collection began minting in the lunar year of the mouse, 1996, and ended in 2007, the lunar year of the pig. All coins are legal tender of Australia. The obverse side of the coin traditionally depicts Queen Elizabeth II and its reverse side is dedicated to the depiction of an animal of a particular lunar year according to the Chinese calendar.

Each coin is struck in the finest 24-carat gold, 999.9 purity, weighing 1 ounce (31.1 g) and housed in a plastic capsule.

The deluxe wooden case contains all 12 coins of the Chinese Lunar Cycle, which were first issued from 1996 to 2007.

The Chinese calendar, sometimes called the Chinese lunar calendar (derived from the movement of the moon), is one of the oldest known dating systems. The first mention of the Chinese calendar dates back to 2637 BC and it is still in use in Asia today, especially in China, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam and Korea. It includes elements of both the lunar and solar calendars. The Gregorian calendar is used for most daily activities in these countries today, while the Chinese calendar is used to determine important holidays such as the Chinese New Year.

The Chinese zodiac consists of twelve animals in the following order: rat (or mouse), ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep (or goat), monkey, rooster, dog, and pig (or boar).

For sales of the gold investment coins in the first Lunar Series issued between 1996 and 2007, see here-at the Perth Mint website.

Lunar Series I gold investment coins 1996 - 2007: