{"product_id":"2013-perth-mint-australia-postal-numismatic-cover-year-of-the-snake","title":"2013 Perth Mint Australia Postal Numismatic Cover | Year of the Snake","description":"\u003cp\u003e2013 Perth Mint Australia Postal Numismatic Cover \u003cbr\u003e2013 Year of the Snake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStruck by The Perth Mint this $1 commemorative coin that features a snake dangling from a limb. The inscription reads 'Year of the Snake' and the Chinese character for 'Snake' and the famous 'P' mint mark.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Snake is the sixth sign in the Chinese zodiac and symbolises wisdom, caution and romance. Nuwa, the half snake, half human goddess - is a life who existed alone at the beginning of the world. To alleviate her loneliness she began to first create animals and then humans. On the first day she created chickens. On the second day she created dogs. On the third day she created sheep. On the fourth day she created pigs. On the fifth day she created cows. On the sixth day she created Horses. And on the seventh day she began creating men from yellow clay, sculpting each one individually. Growing tired of the laborious processed involved in creating individual men, she dipped a rope in clay and flicked it so blobs of clay landed everywhere; each of these blobs becoming a common man. When Nuwa wished to create nobles, she went back to crafting the clay individually.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe themed envelope includes a $1.80 and 60c stamp from Australia Post's Christmas Island Lunar New Year Series and are postmarked 8 January 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, this stunning release is the perfect gift for and coin, stamp or first day cover enthusiast.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Postal Numismatic Cover","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49761680425188,"sku":"RA-0014024_A","price":18.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9528\/7908\/files\/2013_chinese_snake_1a.jpg?v=1788319900","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutantiques.com.au\/products\/2013-perth-mint-australia-postal-numismatic-cover-year-of-the-snake","provider":"Roundabout Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}