RAM COMBO: 2025 $5 Fine Silver Proof Domed Coin - Lunar calendar - Year of the Snake and Lunar Year of the Dragon 2024 $5 Domed Fine Silver Proof Coin

The Coin Company is proud to present RAM COMBO: 2025 $5 Fine Silver Proof Domed Coin - Lunar calendar - Year of the Snake and Lunar Year of the Dragon 2024 $5 Domed Fine Silver Proof Coin by the Royal Australian Mint.

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

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.

Lunar Year of the Dragon 2024 $5 Domed Fine Silver Proof Coin

unar New Year is celebrated throughout the world, with coins considered traditional gifts. Featuring the noble and confident Dragon on the reverse and the Lunar calendar wheel on the obverse, this coin is an auspicious gift or collectible. The Dragon is the fifth 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. Everyone thought that the Dragon would come first as it could fly, but it stopped to help some villages along the way. It also felt sorry for the Rabbit and decided to help it ashore first, allowing the Rabbit to take fourth place.

The reverse of this 2024 $5 Fine Silver Proof Domed Coin features the mythical Dragon surrounded by auspicious clouds. The obverse bears the Lunar calendar wheel, rotated so that the Dragon is show at the top, along with the 2024 Memorial Obverse features the effigy of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II sculpted by Jody Clark, and her reign dates.

Lunar Year of the Dragon 2024 $5 Doomed Fine Silver Proof Coin has a limited mintage of 7,500.