Year of the Mouse Design

This Diamond Eye kilo coin from the Australian Lunar Silver Coin Series celebrates the Year of the Mouse with a design depicting a mouse and its Chinese lunar year-date.

Hand Set Diamond

The design incorporates a 0.02-carat hand set diamond in the mouse’s visible eye. Other design elements on the coin's reverse include the Chinese character for ‘mouse’ and a symbolic border of yellow bats and purple clouds - colours traditionally used on the Chinese Emperor's robe.

Specimen Quality 99.9% Pure Silver

This specimen quality Diamond Eye coin is struck from a massive 1 kilo of 99.9% pure silver.

Australian Legal Tender

Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the coin features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the 2007 year-date on the obverse.

Timber Presentation Case

This Diamond Eye release from The Perth Mint is housed in a timber presentation case featuring a tray that tilts to display the coin when the lid is opened.

Certificate of Authenticity

A numbered Certificate of Authenticity accompanies the coin.

Limited Mintage

No more than 5,000 Diamond Eye Year of the Mouse kilo coins will be released.