2025 $5 Fine Silver Proof Domed Coin - Lunar calendar - Year of the Snake

The Coin Company is proud to present 2025 $5 Fine Silver Proof Domed Coin - Lunar calendar - Year of the Snake by the Royal Australian Mint.

Celebrating the Year of the Snake, the Royal Australian Mint will release this 2025 $5 1 oz Fine Silver Proof Domed Coin. Lunar New Year is celebrated throughout the world, with coins considered traditional gifts. Featuring the serene and creative Snake on the reverse and the Lunar calendar wheel on the obverse, this coin is an auspicious gift or collectible.

The Snake is the sixth of the twelve signs in the Chinese Zodiac. According to legend, twelve animals participated in a race across a river to allow the Jade Emperor to establish the order of the signs of the Chinese horoscope. After the Dragon had taken fifth place the Horse looked to be next in line, but suddenly the Snake appeared at the Horse’s hooves causing it to jump back in surprise, allowing the Snake to cross the line in sixth place.

The reverse of this coin features the serene Snake amongst virtuous bamboo. The obverse bears the Lunar calendar wheel, rotated so that the Snake is show at the top, along with the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III sculpted by Daniel Thorne.

2025 $5 Fine Silver Proof Domed Coin - Lunar calendar - Year of the Snake has a limited mintage of 7,500.