2016 Perth Mint PNC - Happy Chinese New Year

2016 Lunar Year of the Monkey $1 Stamp and Coin Cover (PNC) Australia Post – The Perth Mint (Issue 1)

• Auspicious Lunar Heritage: Ushers in the 2016 Lunar Year of the Monkey—the ninth sign of the twelve-year Chinese zodiac cycle—celebrating those born under this sign as clever, agile, and innovative, paired with traditional cultural symbols of good fortune and prosperity.
• Peach Tree Monkeys $1 Coin: Features an uncirculated $1 legal tender aluminium-bronze coin struck by The Perth Mint for Tuvalu, showcasing a tender design of an adult and baby monkey nestled in a fruiting peach tree (symbolising longevity and immortality), complete with the Chinese character for 'monkey' and the traditional 'P' mintmark.
• Dual Christmas Island Stamps: Includes two official Australia Post commemorative stamps ($1.00 and $3.00) featuring festive Lunar New Year motifs, cancelled with an official First Day of Issue pictorial postmark from Christmas Island dated 5 January 2016.
• Auspicious Limited Mintage: Released as official PNC Issue 1 of 2016 in the joint series between Australia Post and The Perth Mint, strictly limited to a symbolic mintage of just 8,888 units worldwide, housed in a premium envelope with individually numbered gold foiling (serial numbers will differ from those pictured).
• Condition: Uncirculated coin in original presentation cover. Please note that minor handling or shelf wear may be present on the outer packaging.