Australia Silver Coin Lunar I Year of the Rat 2008 1000 g

Australia Silver Bullion Coin Lunar I – Year of the Rat 2008, 1000 g of 0.999 Fine Silver

The 2008 Year of the Rat coin belongs to the first Perth Mint Lunar Series (Lunar I). Struck from 1 kilogram of 0.999 fine silver, the coin carries a denomination of 30 Australian Dollars (AUD). The Chinese lunar calendar follows a 12-year cycle, each year represented by a different animal. According to legend, these were the first animals to answer the Buddha’s call. The Year of the Rat begins a new zodiac cycle. In Chinese tradition, a person’s birth year animal is believed to strongly influence character and destiny. Those born in the Year of the Rat are associated with honesty, intelligence, and perceptiveness. The reverse features a seated rat with its muzzle raised, alongside the Chinese character for “rat” and the year 2008. The obverse bears the traditional portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the denomination.