2008 1 oz Gold Lunar Year of The Mouse BU Australia Perth Mint (Series II)
### **2008 1 oz Gold Lunar Year of The Mouse BU Australia Perth Mint (Series II)** The **2008 1 oz Gold Lunar Year of the Mouse Coin** is the first coin issued in Perth Mint's Lunar Series II. The Perth Mint Lunar Series first introduced in 1999 has become an extremely popular and known for its outstanding quality and beautiful coins designs. The mint launches a different animal design for its Lunar Series II every year. The obverse features the profile of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II created by Raphael Maklouf. This amazing coin has a mintage of 30,000 pieces. Series II coins are slightly larger and thinner than the first series. The coin’s reverse depicts a mouse crouching on the stones with chili peppers clustered in the background. Inscribed is ‘Year of the Mouse’ and the Chinese character for ‘mouse’, the design also includes The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark. The coin’s obverse showcases the Ian Rank-Broadley image of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, purity of .9999 fine gold and the coin’s denomination. **Coin Features:** - The coin is made from .9999 fine gold, individual weight of 1 troy ounce. - Produced by the Perth Mint. - Sovereign coin backed by the Australian government. - **Obverse:** The portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Inscriptions: “2008”,“100 Dollars”, “1 oz”, “.9999 gold”, “Australia”, “Elizabeth II”. - **Reverse:** Depicts a mouse crouching on the stones with chili peppers clustered in the background with the Chinese character for ‘Mouse’ and the traditional “P” mintmark. Bullion Exchanges offers you a wonderful collection of superb bullion products. Add this exceptional **2008 1 oz Gold Lunar Year of the Mouse Coin** to your collection today, and it will be thoroughly packaged and shipped to your address in no time. If you have any questions, just give us a call at 800.852.6884, or write a message, and we’ll be happy to assist you.