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Australian Lunar Diamond Eye Mouse Kilo Silver Coin
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- Year of the Mouse Design
- Hand Set Diamond
- Specimen Quality 99.9% Pure Silver
- Australian Legal Tender
- Timber Presentation Case
- Certificate of Authenticity
- Limited Mintage
Delivery from 23 November 2007
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Australian Lunar Diamond Eye Mouse Kilo Silver Coin
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In Chinese culture, people born in the Year of the Mouse - 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996 and 2008 - are regarded as ambitious, quick-witted and hardworking.
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.
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Australian Lunar Diamond Eye Mouse Kilo Silver Coin
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