Happy Birthday! – 1 Oz, .9999 silver coin, Australia 2023

Country Australia
Face Value 1 Dollar
Year 202
Material Silver
Purity 99.99
Mintage 3000
Diameter 32,60 mm
Quality proof
Weight 31.107g

In Greek mythology, Nike was invited to live on Mount Olympus by Zeus, the king of the gods, as a reward for being his charioteer during the Titan War. Guiding Zeus’s horses through the battlefields, she is said to have bestowed fame and glory in the form of laurel wreaths on his victorious army. Since classical times, artists have often portrayed Nike as a winged figure symbolising victory in both war and peaceful competition.

The coin’s outstanding high relief reverse depicts Nike in Art Deco style. Honouring an unseen hero with a victory laurel in the palm of her right hand, Nike’s muscular figure is enveloped in a beautifully symmetrical representation of feathered wings. Also included on the reverse is the inscription WINGED VICTORY and The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark.

Country – Australia
Year – 2021
Face Value – 30$
Metal – Silver .9999
Weight – 32,151 oz
Size – 100,90 mm
Quality – Proof
Max mintage – 388 coins

These 2021 coins celebrate the Year of the Ox, whose rule over every second year in the 12-year lunar cycle is said to influence people born during 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009 and 2021. Each coin’s reverse portrays a charming image of an ox and its calf with a cherry blossom tree, a symbol of love and beauty. Meticulously crafted from 1 kilo of pure silver, this impressive Year of the Ox coloured coin from the 2021 Australian Lunar Series features a pure gold privy mark insert. The coin’s reverse portrays an appealing image of an ox and its calf in colour. As well as a representation of a cherry tree, a symbol of love and beauty, the reverse includes a special 1 gram privy mark insert inscribed with the Chinese character for ‘ox’. Additional inscriptions included in the design comprise ‘OX 2021’ and The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark.