Year of the Rooster 2017 1oz Gold Proof High Relief Coin
Featuring:
Proof Quality 99.99% Pure Gold
Stunning High Relief Year of the Rooster Design
Australian Legal Tender
Extremely Limited Mintage – 388
Lunar Themed Presentation Packaging
Numbered Certificate of Authenticity
Celebrating the Year of the Rooster this extremely limited spectacular 1oz gold high relief issue is not to be missed.
The birth dates for people ruled by the Chinese Lunar rooster include 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, and 2017. Those born under the influence of this sign are said to be hardworking, loyal, honest, and sociable.
Proof Quality 99.99% Pure Gold
The coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 99.99% pure gold in proof quality.
Stunning High Relief Year of the Rooster Design
The reverse of the coin depicts a rooster standing in a stylised Chinese scene featuring bamboo and leaves. The Chinese character for ‘rooster’ and the inscription ‘Year of the Rooster’ also appear in the design with The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’ mintmark.
The coin’s high relief reverse and obverse are minted on concave surfaces to ensure the optimum flow of metal is achieved by the strike of the die.
Australian Legal Tender
Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the 2017 year-date, and the monetary denomination are shown on the coin’s obverse.
Lunar Themed Presentation Packaging and Numbered Certificate
Each coin is housed in a classic display case and illustrated shipper and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Technical Specifications
Gold Content (Troy oz) 1
Monetary Denomination (AUD) 100
Fineness (% purity) 99.99
Minimum Gross Weight (g) 31.107
Maximum Diameter (mm) 27.30
Maximum Thickness (mm) 5.00
Maximum Mintage 388