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Australia Lunar Series 2
Following the success of the first lunar series, Perth mint issued a second one running from 2008-2019. Like the first series, it started in 2008 with the mouse and was completed in 2019 with the Pig. The first 3 issues in 2008-2010 were minted along with the last 3 issues of the Lunar Series 1.
The coins in the Silver Lunar Series 2 were issued in a variety of sizes for each year. Coins for all years can be found in the following sizes: 10 Kg($300), 1 Kg($30), 10 Oz($10), 5 Oz($8), 2 Oz($5), 1 Oz($1), and 1/2 Oz(50c). For the first 3 years (2008-2010), a 1/2 Kg($15) coin was also minted. The purity of the coins changed towards the end of the series. Lunar Series 2 from 2008-2017 were minted with .999 pure silver. Beginning in 2018, the coins were minted with .9999 pure silver. The change in purity is reflected on the reverse. Throughout the series, only the 10 Kg and the 1 Oz coin had maximum mintages set. The rest of the sizes were issues as "unlimited". The 1 Oz coin had a maximum mintage of 300,000. Although the obverse and reverse designs changed between Series 1 and Series 2, they are somewhat similar.
Silver Bullion Mintage
Year 1/2 Oz 1 Oz 2 Oz 5 Oz 10 Oz 1/2 Kilo 1 Kilo 10 Kilo 2008 17,114 300,000 9,126 3,005 3,718 739 11,794 35 2009 17,674 300,000 18,570 4,720 9,020 1,535 17,850 46 2010 50,035 300,000 63,005 14,553 16,727 5,058 36,597 173 2011 124,488 300,000 99,494 8,030 12,563 N/A 47,209 173 2012 389,161 300,000 118,738 31,664 47,390 N/A 55,886 234 2013 160,616 300,000 56,133 20,552 28,213 N/A 32,355 200 2014 249,155 300,000 112,801 31,232 29,983 N/A 39,099 194 2015 188,442 300,000 61,843 16,920 26,932 N/A 25,536 150 2016 233,615 300,000 34,368 23,486 12,185 N/A 20,775 150 2017 177,793 300,000 51,680 19,443 20,869 N/A 16,762 100 2018 116,289 300,000 36,900 12,778 15,305 N/A 17,797 100 2019 54,475 300,000 21,367 7,154 8,742 N/A 13,237 N/A Design
Obverse: The obverse contains Queen Elizabeth II is at the center surrounded by an inscription bearing her name, the name of the issuing country "Australia", the year, the purity, and the face value of the coin "1 Dollar."
Reverse: The motif is the lunar animal of that particular year. A Chinese symbol representing the lunar year is placed at different locations around the central motif. Below the motif is an inscription which reads "Year of the" and the animal of that lunar year.
Reference: AUSALUN22019
Brand: The Perth Mint
2019 1 Oz Australian Lunar Series 2 [Pig] BU
Mintage of 300,000
Price $35.901 available Last item in stockReference: AUSALUN22016F.5
Brand: The Perth Mint
2016 1/2 Oz Australian Lunar Series 2 [Monkey] BU
Mintage of 233,615
Price $22.101 available Last item in stockReference: AUSALUN22015F.5
Brand: The Perth Mint
2015 1/2 Oz Australian Lunar Series 2 [Goat] BU
Mintage of 188,442
Price $22.102 available In stockReference: AUSALUN22013OZ2
Brand: The Perth Mint
2013 2 Oz Australian Lunar Series 2 [Snake] BU
Mintage of 56,133
Price $81.001 available Last item in stock
Reference: AUSAKANG2016
Brand: The Perth Mint
2016 1 Oz Australian Kangaroo BU
Mintage of 11,245,615