2021 Australia 25₵ 1/4-oz Silver Sydney Show Lunar Year of the Ox Colorized Coin BU

No Show, No Problem — Australia’s 2021 Lunar Coin Pays Tribute to the Powerful Ox

In a normal year, collectors attending the Australian Numismatic Dealers Association (ANDA) Money Expo would be treated to exclusive releases and sneak peaks at new coins set to be released in the coming year. But thanks to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, this 2020 Money Expo scheduled October 24–25 in Sydney was canceled. Undaunted, Australia’s prestigious Perth Mint has is now making the coins that had been intended for the Expo available to eager collectors.

Symbol of Beauty and Love in Chinese Culture

One of those coins is this 2021 Silver Lunar Year of the Ox Colorized Coin. Struck in a quarter ounce of highly pure 99.99% silver, this legal tender 25-cent coin depicts an ox with its calf rendered in full color while in the background a bucolic village can be seen nestled at the foot of a mountain range. Above the ox is the Chinese symbol for “Ox” and the branch of blossoming cherry tree, a symbol of feminine beauty and love in Chinese culture. The warm color is the perfect match to the coin’s Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) finish that’s as sharp and crisp as the day it left the mint. You can even see the famous “P” mint mark just to the right of the mother ox.

Part of Australia’s Third Lunar Coin Series

This coin is part of the second release in Australia’s Lunar Series III program that celebrates animals in the Chinese zodiac. Persistent, stubborn, honest, moody and quick-tempered — these are traits embodied by the Ox, a domesticated animal that has toiled in the fields of China for centuries. Seemingly able to endure almost anything, they seldom fear any hardships or difficulty. And, as a symbol of spring and fertility the ox is revered among the animals of China’s lunar calendar.

Each coin will come in its original government packaging from the mint consisting of 2020 Sydney Money Expo Card that displays the words 2020 SYDNEY MONEY EXPO ANDA SPECIAL and the dates of the event. Just 2,021 of these 2021 Lunar Series III Quarter-Ounce Silver Year of the Ox Colorized Proofs will ever be struck so break free from the yoke of indecision and reserve one to your cart today!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• COIN INTENDED FOR ANDA MONEY EXPO – This coin was originally struck for exclusive release at the Australian Numismatic Dealers Association (ANDA) Money Expo scheduled October 24–25 in Sydney. The show was canceled to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• SECOND RELEASE IN AUSTRALIA’S LUNAR SERIES III – This coin is part of the second release in Australia’s Lunar Series III program that celebrates animals in the Chinese zodiac. The coin depicts an ox and its calf in full color along with the Chinese symbol for “Ox.” The coin’s obverse shows the Jody Clark effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.
• STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE SILVER – Each Silver Lunar Year of the Ox Proof was struck by Australia’s Perth Mint in one quarter ounce of 99.99% pure silver and measures 25.6 mm in diameter.
• AUSTRALIAN LEGAL TENDER – These 2021 Australia Quarter-Ounce Silver Lunar Year of the Ox Proofs are 25 cents legal tender in Australia.
• BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED CONDITION – Your 2021 Australia Quarter-Ounce Silver Lunar Year of the Ox Proof will come in original Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) condition.
• LOW LIMITED EDITION – The maximum worldwide mintage for these coins has been set at just 2,021.
• EXCLUSIVE SYDNEY SHOW PACKAGING – Your coin will come in its original government packaging consisting of a special 2020 Sydney Money Expo Card.

Originally set to be released at the ANDA Money Expo in Sydney, this Quarter-Ounce Silver Lunar Year of the Ox Colorized Proof is available now! Reserve yours now while you still can!