1/2 oz 2016 Lunar Year of the Monkey Silver Coin | Perth Mint

For 2016, the Perth Mint's internationally renowned Australian Lunar Silver Coin Series II celebrated the Year of the Monkey, the ninth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac.

These superb quality releases are perfect for people born in "monkey" years - 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004 and in 2016 - who are regarded as clever, intelligent, flexible, quick-witted and versatile.

Personality traits like gentleness and honesty bring them an everlasting love life.

Highlights

• Ships individually in a plastic flip sleeve
• Consisting of 1/2 oz 999 Fine Silver
• Obverse: Features the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II along with the legal tender value, metal weight, purity, year of issue, and country of issue
• Reverse: Features a depiction of an adult and baby monkey sitting in a peach tree, with the baby holding a peach along with the Chinese character for "monkey" and the inscription "Year of the Monkey"

The peach tree is symbolic of immortality in Chinese art. As well as appealing to silver coin collectors, these outstanding releases also make great gifts for people born in any year "ruled" by the Chinese lunar monkey.