1 Kilogram silver coin Lunar 2019

Silver kilo coin Lunar 2019 - the year of the pig

This is the biggest silver coin of the Perth Mint Lunar series. This coin is struck in 1 kilogram of fine silver. The Perth Mint strikes coins of the Kookaburra, Koala and Lunar series every year, with a yearly changing design. Because of the changing design, these coins are very popular among collectors of silver coins. The silver kilo Lunar coin 2019 is one of the biggest coins with a diameter of 10 centimeters (!) and a thickness of 1.5 centimeters. The Perth Mint strikes these coins in these size to offer investors a solution: these silver coins are much cheaper then silver bars. Silver bars of 1 kilogram are priced with 21% VAT, silver coins are traded as a margin good.

Silver Lunar coin series

With the Lunar series the Chinese era is the main theme. Each year represents an animal, according to the Chinese Zodiac. The year 2019 is the year of the pig. According to chinese astrology, babies that are born in the year of the pig wil live a long and happy life. The twelve Chinese star signs of the Lunar series started in 2008 with the year of the rat. 2019 is the final year of the Lunar II series. People that are born in the year of the pig are understanding, nice and have a lot of sympathy.

The Lunar series have each year silver and gold coins in various weights. The gold coins have a different design than the silver coins. Some Mints have copied this succesfull wat of minting, like the Royal Mint with the Lunar UK series. The Perth Mint Lunar coins are the most popular Lunar coins.

Design Lunar coin

As you can see on the picture, the obverse of the Lunar kilo coin shows a pig with her four piglets. On the reverse of this coin, Queen Elizabeth II is depicted. The reverse also shows the face value, year of issue, country of origin and the purity of this coin.

Buy silver coins as an investment

Silver kilo coins are a great choice when buying silver as an investment. Like the 1 troy ounce coins like the Maple Leaf, the kilo coin are low priced. These coins are individually packed with a plastic coin capsule and are offered in a cartboard box when you order 10 pieces. The Silver Mountain has a buy-back guarantee, so that you can always sell your coins back to us for at least 107% of the silver price at that time. The prices we offer are adjusted every 5 minutes to the real-time silver price.

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