Silver Coin - $15 - 2001 - Royal Canadian Mint - Lunar - Year of the Snake.
Silver/Gold Coin.
Mintage: 60,754.
Composition: .925 Silver, .075 Copper.
Cameo: 24-karat gold plated cameo.
Weight (g): 34.00.
Diameter (mm): 40.0.
Finish: Proof.
This year the 24-karat gold-plated central cameo features the Snake. Philosophical and strategic, the Snake possesses a natural charisma that can hypnotize. It is often regarded as the most enigmatic sign of the Chinese lunar calendar, the seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac series. The perfect gift for anyone born in a year of the snake.
Years of the Snake: 1905, 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001.