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2014 Year of the Horse 5oz Silver Proof Coin
AU$499.00
AU$349.00
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Product Code: 14S064
- 99.9% pure silver
- Australian legal tender
- Limited mintage - 5000
This magnificent silver coin celebrates the Year of the Horse, the seventh animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac.
As well as appealing to proof coin collectors, this superb release is perfect for people born in the Year of the Horse – 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002 and 2014.
Those born under the influence of this sign are said to be hardworking, sociable, optimistic and energetic.
Struck from 99.9% pure silver in proof quality, no more than 5,000 2014 Year of the Horse 5oz Silver Proof Coins will be released worldwide. This coin is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.
The coin’s reverse depicts two horses standing within a stylised Chinese landscape. The Chinese character for ‘horse’ and the inscription ‘Year of the Horse’ also appear in the design with The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’ mintmark.
The Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the 2014 year-date, and the monetary denomination are shown on the coin’s obverse.
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Silver Content (Troy oz) |
1.0 |
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Monetary Denomination (AUD) |
8.0 |
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Fineness (% purity) |
99.9 |
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Minimum Gross Weight (g) |
155.673 |
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Maximum Diameter (mm) |
65.6 |
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Maximum Thickness (mm) |
5.8 |
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Maximum Mintage |
5000 |
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Designer |
Tom Vaughan |