2003 Australia 1 oz Gold Lunar Goat

The 2003 Gold Goat is another installment of the Australian Lunar Series I. The Perth Mint only produced 16,775 of these goat designed coins, making them impossible to keep in our inventory for long! Every coin from the Lunar Series I is guaranteed to be one ounce of .9999 pure gold by the oldest mint in Australia. These coins are also in brilliant uncirculated condition, but they also exhibit proof-like qualities as well. This series is made by the world re-known Perth Mint and is following the Chinese zodiac calendar. Many people use the Chinese zodiac as a fortune telling of sorts and as a guide for life's tough questions. An animal is assigned to each year, dictating what the person's fortune is and personality is like depending on the animal.

2003 is the Year of the Goat, which is more climactic than it sounds. Ever since ancient times, the goat is known for protection, provision, and kindness. Every part of the goat is used; whether it's the meat for food, skin to keep warm, or its fleece for brushing tools. Nowadays, the goat might seem irrelevant since we have technology, machines, and factories to provide our every need. But the Chinese tradition still holds the goat to high esteem and does not forget the sacrifice of this kind animal so that people, their ancestors, may live and thrive. Those born under the year of the goat tend to be kind-hearted, artistic, and are likely to live under quiet circumstances. Giving the symbol of the goat as a gift wishes protection and prosperity over the recipient. The obverse of the Australian Lunar Gold Goat is of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, with the coin's monetary value inscripted. The reverse reveals a large ram amidst a pasture for feeding. The reverse also includes, in Chinese and English, "The Year of the Goat," as well as the coin's gold weight and purity.

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