2020 Australia $1 1-oz Silver Lunar Year of the Rat BU

Celebrate the Year of the Rat with Gleaming Silver

Despite their ability to scare the bejeezus out of people and a less-than stellar reputation, rats are not universally disliked. In fact, many civilizations rather like rats. In China, for example, the rat is viewed as a symbol of intelligence and fertility — and no wonder: rodentologists estimate that female rats can give birth to thousands of offspring during their lifespan. In addition to intelligence and fertility, rats are also admired in Chinese culture for their perceived link between the natural and spirit worlds, a supernatural gift that gives them the uncanny ability to predict when natural disasters are about to happen.

With all that in mind, it’s easy to see why the rat is the first sign of the Chinese Zodiac, a 12-year lunar calendar that predicts one’s skills, character traits and destiny in life, love and happiness. According to the Zodiac, people lucky enough to be born in the year of the rat are said to possess qualities of creativity, honesty, generosity and ambition. And now, those lucky enough to have heard about this offer can be first in line to secure this exciting new Lunar Year of the Rat coin from the prestigious Royal Australian Mint!

Struck in a full ounce of highly pure 99.9% silver, this one-year-only release depicts an inquisitive rat scurrying across a lychee vine with the Chinese symbol for “rat” engraved below besides the words YEAR OF THE RAT along with the coin’s weight and metal purity. The lychee is a juicy fruit that has come to symbolize summer and a wish for children, thus giving it a role in marriage and fertility rites. And, when combined with water chestnuts, the lychee also symbolizes cleverness. The coin’s obverse is just as symbolic. It features a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by a circle comprised of the 12 animals of the Chinse zodiac.

This $1 legal-tender 2020 Australia One-Ounce Silver Lunar Year of the Rat Coin also comes in gleaming Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) condition with razor-sharp designs, as fresh and crisp as the day it left the mint. Just 50,000 of these awesome coins will ever be struck for worldwide release, so if you’re a rat, know someone born during the year of the rat, or just want to add a fabulous coin to your collection, then this coin is for you!

STUNNING TRIBUTE TO THE YEAR OF THE RAT – This one-year-only release depicts an inquisitive rat scurrying across a lychee vine with the Chinese symbol for “rat” engraved below besides the words YEAR OF THE RAT and the coin’s weight and metal purity. The obverse features a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by a circle comprised of the 12 animals of the Chinse zodiac.

STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE SILVER – Each 2020 Australia Silver Lunar Year of the Rat Coin was struck in a full ounce of highly pure 99.9% silver and measures 40 mm in diameter.

AUSTRALIAN LEGAL TENDER – These 2020 Australia One-Ounce Silver Lunar Year of the Rat Coins are $1 legal tender in Australia.

BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED CONDITION – Your 2020 Australia One-Ounce Silver Lunar Year of the Coin will come in original Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) condition, as fresh and crisp as the day it left the mint.

LOW WORLDWIDE LIMITED EDITION – The worldwide limited edition for this coin has been set at just 50,000.

Issued for one year and one year only, these 2020 Australia One-Ounce Silver Lunar Year of the Rat coins will go quickly, so order yours now!