Open to Offers: I welcome reasonable offers on all items in my inventory. If you are interested in adding this premium piece to your collection, please feel free to submit an offer through the listing, and I will review it promptly.
★ CRITICAL PRECIOUS METAL INVESTMENT NOTE – PHYSICAL SILVER MARKETS ★ Priced strategically for immediate asset acquisition. With global precious metal markets experiencing historic upward momentum and physical silver prices climbing rapidly, raw high-purity sovereign commemorative pieces and world mint issues are becoming increasingly difficult to source at close-to-melt baselines. Securing high-purity physical ounces now protects your purchasing power against a rapidly moving spot market. Add this milestone design to your physical display vault before market premiums shift higher!
Up for sale is an incredibly attractive, beautifully detailed coin: an authentic 2016 Australia Lunar Series II "Year of the Monkey" 1/2 oz .999 Fine Silver 50C Coin, struck by the world-famous Perth Mint.
This series is globally renowned among numismatists for its exceptional high-relief finishes and annual celebrations of the ancient Chinese zodiac.
Exquisite Design & Cultural History:
Reverse Side: Features a stunning, deeply frosted depiction of an adult monkey sitting on a gnarled branch of a peach tree alongside its baby, who is holding a single peach. In Chinese culture, the peach tree and its fruit are ancient symbols of long life, immortality, and good fortune. The design includes the Chinese character for "monkey," the "Year of the Monkey" inscription, and the official "P" mintmark of the Perth Mint.
Obverse Side: Displays the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, legal tender value, date, and purity hallmarks.
The monkey design side of this coin remains absolutely stunning, exhibiting intense mint luster, crisp high-relief frost, and incredible fur textures. The coin has been handled with complete collector care and resides inside its original circular crystal-clear acrylic protective mint capsule. The coin pictured is the exact 1/2 oz silver piece you will receive.
Condition / Disclosure Note for Buyers: Please look closely at the obverse photos provided. The reverse (monkey side) is beautiful and free of defects. The obverse (Queen Elizabeth II side) has developed slight milk hazing over the fields and portrait. This is a common and natural occurrence on modern high-purity silver planchets from sovereign mints. The coin is stunning though with near zero if not zero scratches/blemishes
Safe & Protected Shipping:
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