2019 Lunar Year of the Pig 1 oz Silver Coin

Order your 1 oz 2019 Perth Mint Lunar Year of the Pig silver coin from our online store today to enjoy the very best price on the internet. After almost two full, highly successful Lunar Series, Perth Mint’s Lunar II series brings you the 12th and final animal symbol of the Chinese zodiacal calendar, the friendly Pig.

The reverse of this endearing piece features an impressively detailed and particularly buxom pig, grazing below some stylized foliage, along with her four adorable piglets. Joining this merry band of porkers, the Year of the Pig title, along with the Chinese character for ‘Pig’ and the Perth Mint’s mint mark.

The obverse of the coin boasts artist, Ian rank Broadley’s rather youthful effigy of Elizabeth II in profile, all set on a smooth rear field. Also on the obverse, Elizabeth II’s name, the Australian legend, the coin’s unique face value and all details of metal content, weight and purity.

There are five types of pig in the Chinese Zodiac, each ascribed to their own element and holding particular characteristics; for example, 1935 or 1995 are wood pigs, 1947 or 2007, fire pigs, 1959 or 2019 are earth pigs, 1911 and 1971 are metal pigs, with water assigned to pigs from 1923 and 1983. Celebrate the good-natured perseverance and ambition of the zodiacal pig and diversify your holdings with a 1 oz 2019 Perth Mint Lunar Year of the Pig silver coin today.