2017 1oz Australia Rooster Wealth and Wisdom - Lunar Good Fortune Series .9999 Silver Two-Coin Set

Celebrating the Year of the Rooster and the ideal of good fortune, this stunning 1oz silver proof two-coin set is released to encourage wealth and wisdom. Each coin is a prestigious and exceptionally limited offering from The Perth Mint.
The birth dates for people ruled by the Chinese Lunar rooster include 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, and 2017. Those born under the influence of this sign are said to be hardworking, loyal, honest, and sociable.

Purity and Issue Limit

The Perth Mint will release no more than 1,500 of the 2017 Year of the Rooster – Wealth and Wisdom 1oz Silver Proof Two-Coin Set.

Design

The wealth coin’s reverse depicts a representation of a rooster standing atop a stack of coins and holding a string of bronze ‘cash’ coins signifying wealth and prosperity. The background features a representation of the Terracotta Army. The inscriptions WEALTH and 2017 YEAR OF THE ROOSTER also appear in the design with The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’ mintmark.

The wisdom coin’s reverse depicts a representation of an older rooster in a Chinese water garden sitting on a scholar’s rock signifying age and wisdom. The inscriptions WISDOM and 2017 YEAR OF THE ROOSTER also appear in the design with The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’ mintmark.
The Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the monetary denomination, and the 2017 year-date are shown on each coin’s obverse

Presentation

Each set is housed in a classic display case with a colourful illustrated shipper, and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.