Dan Hughes - Lunar Coins, Silver Dollars, Series One and Two, 1999-2019, Mint State
2004 MONKEY SERIES I

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Series I, This Australian Lunar Silver Coin celebrates the Year of the MONKEY. The reverseof the coin depicts a Monkey sitting on a tree branch and the Chinese character for Monkey, as well as a border of bats among the clouds, symbolizing health, peace and prosperity. The Obverse of the coin features Ian Rank-Broadley’s effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. People born in the years 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988 and 2000 are born in the Year of the Monkey. The coin is struck from 1 oz of 99.9% pure silver and was issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act of 1965. The Chinese believe Cleverness and versatility figure prominently in one born in the year of the Monkey.