Home
blog
the-year-of-the-pig-perth-mint

The Year of The Pig - Perth Mint

Lunar Series II The wait is over for the latest release in the Lunar Series II program by the Perth Mint. Launched in 2008, this popular coin series celebrates the key animals of the lunar calen...

September 05, 2018

Lunar Series II

The wait is over for the latest release in the Lunar Series II program by the Perth Mint.

Launched in 2008, this popular coin series celebrates the key animals of the lunar calendar.

This series, in particular, enjoys worldwide fame for its detailed designs and high purity.

In the zodiac calendar, the pig is the last of the twelve animals that mark the twelve-year cycle.

In general, those born into the Year of the Pig are thought to be good-natured, generous. Also, unafraid of hard work and eager to lend a friend a helping hand. Maybe in Western thought, pigs are just seen as big eaters or a little smelly but don’t be fooled.

In this calendar, the pig is someone who can remain calm in a stressful situation, able to devote themselves wholly to achieve a goal.

If you fall under this category, you share it with the like of Henry Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and one of America’s favorite doctors, Dr. House (Hugh Laurie).

“Year of the Pig” Design

Owners of this brand-new purchase in gold will enjoy a reverse image of a plump pig on an open field surrounded by rocks and various foliage.

Above the pig, there are a peony and the Chinese character for “pig”. The reverse also carries the inscription “Year of the Pig”. The obverse holds the famous Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, encircled by the year, denomination, weight, and purity. In silver, this coin showcases a family-focused image of a pot-bellied pig in a field with four piglets. They stand in the shade of a branch with the Chinese character for “pig” shown and inscribed with “Year of the Pig”. The obverse shares the same features as the gold coin, of the Queen’s effigy.

***

This coin is available to you in stunning silver or .9999 fine gold. Certainly, one of the great advantages of this coin is the wide variety of size options available to you. Additionally, the silver coin comes in six size options from ½ oz to 1 kilo.

It is truly a stunner, and we are so excited to offer it to you. This makes it the perfect gift for anyone born into the Year of the Pig. Celebrate their kind-heartedness or devotion!

Check out other Perth Mint Products:

Bullion Exchanges is one of the largest and most reliable Precious Metals Retailers in New York City’s Diamond District Area. We offer you a superb collection of high-quality bullion, produced by the most famous mints around the globe.

Choose Bullion Exchanges to be your trusted metals dealer today!

Other articles: Daily Market Review, Commodities Forming Long-Term Bottom, Niagara Falls Coin of 2017, Daily Market Review Rate Hike, October 23, 2017.