2013 Year of the Snake 1oz Silver Coin

2013 Year of the Snake 1oz Silver CoinThe snake is the sixth of the twelve year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Snake is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol . According to one legend, there is a reason for the order of the animals in the cycle. Note: light purple toning is present around the rim of the obverse of these coins

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1953 Halfpenny

The coins high relief reverse and obverse are minted on concave surfaces to ensure the optimum flow of metal is achieved by the strike of the die

A strictly limited edition

mild-mannered

cheetahs hunt during the day and have black tear marks under their eyes

They have a cosmopolitan distribution

Translation: SERBIAN NATIONAL BANKPAYS TO THE BEARER1000 SERBIAN DINARS

Southern right whales inhabit oceans south of the Equator

The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point

Discovered during the 1890s

A set of four coins featuring recent and historical Northern rulers from House Stark of Winterfell