Year 2008 Australian Gold Mouse

Year 2008 Australian Gold Mouse

Legend has it that thousands of years ago, on a Chinese New Year, Buddha summoned all the animals of his kingdom, but only 12 showed up. To honor the 12, each animal present was given a year of its own, in the order that they arrived. People subsequently born in those years are said to share the characteristics of that year's animal.

Each Year of the Mouse gold coin is a beautiful example of what can be done in .9999 fine gold bullion, as struck to the precise standards of the Perth Mint.

Mintages will be limited, and distribution of these Lunar Series coins usually ends by November of the series year. As with the other Lunar animals, only 30,000 of the 1-ounce coins will be struck. Once the production and distribution is complete, the secondary market takes over and prices may no longer be simply gold value plus a percentage.

These pure (99.99%) gold bullion coins are each encapsulated in individual round plastic holders for protection.

The one-ounce gold Lunar coin from Australia is an ounce of .9999 pure gold, with a nominal face value of $100 Australian.

The quarter-ounce coin is .25 ounce of .9999 pure gold, with a face value of A$25. Each coin is shipped from the Perth Mint in a round plastic case, and shrink-wrapped 20 coins together. Diameter is 20.1 mm, thickness 2 mm.

The tenth-ounce coin is .1 ounce of .9999 pure gold, with a face value of A$15. Individually encapsulated, 20 coins are shrink-wrapped together for shipment from the Perth Mint. Diameter is 16.1mm, thickness is 1.5 mm.

The twentieth-ounce coin is .05 ounce of .9999 pure gold, with a face value of A$5. Individually encapsulated, 20 coins are shrink-wrapped together at the Perth Mint. Diameter is 14.1 mm, thickness is 1.4mm.

Each coin comes in a hard plastic case, shipped from the Perth Mint shrink-wrapped 20 coins together. Diameter is 32.1 mm, with a thickness of 2.8 mm.