Gold Lunar Year of the Horse Bullion Coin Announced - Perth Mint Lunar Series 2

Gold Lunar Year of the Horse Bullion S2

These magnificent gold coins celebrate the Year of the Horse, the seventh animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac.
As well as appealing to investors, these superb releases are perfect for people born in the Year of the Horse – 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002 and 2014.

Those born under the influence of this sign are said to be hardworking, sociable, optimistic and energetic.

No mintage limit applies to 1kg, 10oz, 2oz, 1/2oz, 1/4oz, 1/10oz, and 1/20oz coins. However, production will close at the end of 2014 when The Perth Mint will declare each coin's official mintage.

A maximum of 10 10kg coins will be produced on a mint-to-order basis. Similarly, production will close at the end of 2014 when the coin's mintage will be declared.

The Perth Mint will produce no more than 30,000 1oz coins. Production will cease when the mintage is fully sold or at the end of the series, whichever comes first. Due to the low mintage of the 1oz size it is highly collectable and is sure to sell out fast.

Meticulously struck from 99.99% pure gold in bullion quality, the coins are issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.

Each coin’s reverse depicts a horse galloping amid a stylised scene of mountains and clouds. The Chinese character for ‘horse’ and the inscription ‘Year of the Horse’ also appear in the design with The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’ mintmark.
The Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the 2014 year-date and monetary denomination are shown on the obverse of each coin.

All Australian Lunar 2014 Year of the Horse gold bullion coins are presented in protective acrylic capsules.

Available in nine sizes - 10 kilo, 1 kilo, 10oz, 2oz, 1oz, 1/2oz, 1/4oz, 1/10oz and 1/20oz

2014 Silver Lunar Year of the Horse – Perth Mint Australia

The Australian Lunar series of coins epitomises the Perth Mint’s rich tradition of minting bullion coins portraying Chinese themes. The reverse design of this year’s release marks the 2014 Year of the Horse, one of the 12 animals associated with the ancient Chinese lunar calendar and the seventh coin in this series.

In Chinese culture, people born in the Year of the Horse – 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002 and 2014 – are regarded as hardworking, sociable, optimistic and energetic.

Each coin’s reverse depicts two horses standing within a stylised Chinese landscape. The Chinese character for ‘horse’ and the inscription ‘Year of the Horse’ also appear in the design with The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’ mintmark.   

The Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the 2014 year-date and monetary denomination are shown on the obverse of each coin.

Technical Specifications:

Denomination:	AUD $1
Minimum Gross Weight:	31.135g
Diameter:	45.60 mm
Maximum Thickness:	2.60 mm
Fineness:	99.9%
Mintage:	300,000 (maximum)

2014 Silver Kookaburra Bullion Coins - Perth Mint Australia

This year’s stunning new kookaburra coins represents an unrivalled combination of quality, design and choice.

A laughing kookaburra, the largest member of the kingfisher species, is synonymous with the Australian outback. In 2014, The Perth Mint is releasing three bullion coins meticulously struck from 99.9% of silver in 1 kilo, 10oz and 1oz sizes.

Only 500,000 1oz coins will be released. No mintage limit applies to the 1kg and 10oz coins.

DESIGN

Each coin’s reverse depicts a kookaburra sitting on a tree branch surrounded by gum leaves. The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark and year-date are included in the design.

Issued as Australian legal tender, the obverse of each coin bears the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on its obverse.

PRESENTATION:

All Australian Kookaburra bullion coins are presented in protective acrylic capsules.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Denomination:	AUD $1
Minimum Gross Weight:	31.135 g
Diameter:	40.60 mm
Maximum Thickness:	4.00 mm
Fineness:	99.9%
Mintage:	500,000 (maximum)

Ohio Precious Metal OPM Silver Bullion Investment Range - 1oz, 10oz and One Kilogram

1oz 999 Silver Bullion Round OPM

10oz 999 Silver Bullion Round OPM

One Kilogram 999 Silver Bullion Round OPM

Made from 100% recycled metal in Jackson, Ohio, these 1oz .999 fine silver bars feature their weight and purity and the OPM Metals name and logo on the obverse and an elegant, repeating patern and the words "OPM METALS - MADE IN THE USA" on the reverse.

Ohio Precious Metals is the largest gold and silver refinery in the United States and one of the largest private mints in the world. OPM provides a range of services to the precious metals industry and holds a Responsible Source Refinery Certification from SCS Inc., ensuring the cozmpany's products are made using ethical and sustainable practices.

Half Ounce silver coin – Australian American Alliance

The Australian-American relationship has been the central issue in Australian foreign policy since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. War in the Asia-Pacific brought Australia into a crucial and ultimately successful military alliance with its powerful Pacific ally, the United States.

The Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS or ANZUS Treaty) is the military alliance which binds Australia and New Zealand, separately Australia and the United States to co-operate on defense matters in the Pacific Ocean area, though today the treaty is understood to relate to attacks worldwide.

Australia and the United States alliance is one which has strengthened over time and is considered very important. This 1/2oz silver bullion coin commemorates this bond and is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.

2013 AUSTRALIAN/AMERICAN MEMORIAL 1/2oz SILVER BULLION COIN

DESIGN

The coin’s reverse features the eagle which is located on the top of the Australian–American Memorial in Canberra, and commemorates the role of the United States in World War II. It also features elements from both county’s flags and the inscription AUSTRALIAN/AMERICAN MEMORIAL, WAR IN THE PACIFIC 1941-1945.

The coin’s obverse bears the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the monetary denomination, 2013 year date and coin’s technical specifications.

PRESENTATION

These bullion coins are presented without capsules in protective acrylic tubes of 25 coins. There are 20 tubes to a monster box.

2013 Sentinel One Ounce Silver Medallion - Brilliant Uncirculated Bullion Round

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Spirko and his team at The Survival Podcast spent some time strategizing what people could do to help their fellow citizens in times of disaster. They threw around several ideas, like putting together disaster-response teams or even reviving a voluntary militia; but for Spirko, one phrase stuck out more than anything else: “Every citizen is a soldier.”

He realized that not everyone is cut out to be a warrior, but all who embrace personal philosophies of freedom and liberty are surely warriors at heart. Only some will be labeled a soldier, but anyone can deem him or herself a Sentinel—one who stands watch over their fellow citizens.

The Sentinel medallion illustrates three of the most iconic moments of resistance and defense of liberty in human history. The overlapping symbols on the reverse of the coin—the sword, the musket and the rifle—visually bridge the historical gaps between valiant efforts made to defend a nation’s freedom.

Breaking Down the Symbols

The Spartan sword represents the 300 Spartan solders who gave their lives to protect the Greek Republic from the invading Persian kingdom. The musket acts as a symbol of our defiance and declaration of independence from the British Empire during the American Revolution.

The AR-15- certainly the most intellectually provocative symbol of the three- represents the modern militia. It encourages us to open our eyes to the growing, tyrannical nature within our back alleys and our boardrooms and realize that we, too may be called upon to take up arms; just as the Spartans and Revolutionaries before us. 300 Spartans stood to protect the Greek Empire--imagine what 55 million American gun owners could do.


This coin is a celebration of Sentinels—the sword and the musket represent the brave men and women in history who fought for freedom and for the protection of others, while the rifle acts as a reminder that no society is exempt from looming oppression. Not even ours.

Jekyll Island One Ounce Silver Medallion Round

On November 22, 1910, an elite group of bankers and politicians gathered in J.P. Morgan's private estate on Jekyll Island, off the coast of Georgia, to seize control of the world's monetary system in an elaborate ruse known as the "duck hunt." 

Speaking of sport and carrying shotguns to ward off any suspicion, the dark figures  covertly met in Senator Nelson Aldrich's private railway car in New Jersey. A number of reporters had arrived to gather the scoop, but mysteriously disappeared after J.P. Morgan & Co. partner Henry P. Davison spoke to the station master. The train departed traveling to the Brunswick train station, where the men boarded a boat and embarked to Jekyll Island. 

The Jekyll Island conference provided a cover for the world's most powerful bankers and corrupt US politicians to pave the way for a private central bank in America. Three years later on Christmas eve, 1913, when congress was in recess, a group of illegally elected politicians passed what was known as the Aldrich Plan setting up the Federal Reserve, a private banking entity with the power to legally tender American currency.

The Jekyll Island medallion is an eery reminder of the insidious conception of the Federal Reserve. Standing in front of J.P. Morgan's estate, the three figures represent the architects of debt: Paul Warburg of the Rothschild family, Senator Nelson Aldrich, and J.P. Morgan himself.