5 oz Gold Coin - Lunar - Year of the Snake - 2025
### Year of the Snake 2025 - 6th issue of the new Lunar Series 5 Oz Gold - Proof - Five ounces of 99.99% pure Gold - Limited Mintage only 50 pieces - With numbered Certificate of Authenticity - Delivery in original Box of the Royal Australian Mint This **impressive coin** is the **sixth issue** in the **new Lunar Series** by the **[Royal Australian Mint](https://www.emk.com/en-us/mints/royal-australian-mint/ "Royal Australian Mint")** and was struck from five ounces of 99.99% pure gold. The gold coin celebrates the **Year of the Snake in 2025** and is **limited to only 50 pieces worldwide**. The motive depicts a snake surrounded by bamboo, its body skillfully coiled around the bamboo stalks. The inscriptions “YEAR OF THE SNAKE”, the Chinese character for “snake” and the weight and fineness are also engraved. The reverse shows the lunar calendar wheel with all 12 animals as well as the Dan Thorne portrait of King Charles III, the denomination and the year of issue in the center. Following the dragon in 2024, the **snake** is the sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac calendar. The zodiac sign of the snake is said to have particularly strong intuition, wisdom, intelligence and good powers of observation. People born in the year of the snake are considered to be cultured, sensitive, philosophical and artistically inclined. The limited **5 oz gold proof coin Year of the Snake 2025** is delivered in the original box from the Royal Australian Mint including a numbered certificate of authenticity.