In 2013 to celebrate the Lunar Year of the Snake, the Perth Mint released a very Limited Issue Lunar Snake 50c Fifty Cent Silver Proof Coin struck in solid fine .999 Silver weighing one half of an ounce of fine pure Silver colourised by the Perth Mint and is the sixth coin from Lunar Series II.
The reverse depicts the Lunar Snake while the obverse has the stunning portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley. These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
Limited Mintage of 5,142 Worldwide
Finished to Perth Mint's Proof Standard
Minted in Solid Fine .999 Silver Weighing One Half of an Ounce of Pure Silver
