Mark a special moment in 2025 with this Year of the Snake keepsake.

Continuing our folk art-styled journey through the Chinese zodiac, the elegant and enigmatic Snake on this fine silver coin is blessed with wisdom, intuition and an eye for fine art. People born in the Year of the Snake are natural problem solvers who will calmly identify issues and create solutions for even the most complex situation. These traits, combined with the nourishing and grounding influence of the Wood element in 2025, allow the sociable Snake to gracefully glide through a crowd while seeking out new opportunities for growth and prosperity.

Clever, calm and sociable. Celebrate the Snake(s) in your life with this 1 oz. fine silver coin.

Good to know

Coin #4. Celebrate the Year of the Snake (2025) with the fourth coin in a 12-year Lunar Year series, which began with the Lunar Year of the Tiger (2022) and features a round coin shape that symbolizes harmony.

Inspired by folk art. The stylized depiction of the Snake on your coin’s reverse features the same whimsical, folk art style as previous coins in the series, allowing you to greet the new year with positive energy.

Your lucky Snake. A fun addition to any collection, this keepsake is the perfect way to honour a friend or loved one born in the Year of the Snake: 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 and 2025.

Mark the moment. This makes an ideal gift for those celebrating a milestone moment in 2025, whether it’s a graduation, wedding or the arrival of a new family member born between January 29, 2025 and February 16, 2026.

Special packaging. Each coin comes packaged in a red outer beauty box that evokes the Chinese New Year custom of gifting “lucky money” in a red envelope.

Special mintage. Part of a continuing tradition, your limited-edition coin has a special mintage of 18,888 – already the luckiest number in Chinese culture because of its association with wealth and prosperity, eight (8) is also a lucky number for those born in the Year of the Snake!

Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.

No GST/HST

Did you know?

Every year in the Chinese zodiac’s 12-year cycle is ruled by a different sign, and each zodiac animal is associated with one of the five elements, meaning the Wood Snake is only celebrated once every 60 years. The last Year of the Wood Snake was 1965, and the next one after 2025 will be… 2085.

The Wood Snake is driven to succeed and rarely makes mistakes. To increase their luck, people born under the Wood Snake sign should consider 2, 8 and 9 to be their lucky numbers, while black, red and yellow are their lucky colours.

Behind closed doors

"Blending wisdom and flexibility, the Wood Snake symbolizes a harmonious balance of growth, strength and compassion. It also teaches us the art of navigating life with philosophical insight and elegant adaptability. I wanted to illustrate and express this meaningful message in a simple, modern, yet elegant form."

– Jai Paek, Artist

About the design

Your fine silver Lunar Year of the Snake coin is encapsulated and presented in a black Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a red outer box that evokes the Chinese New Year custom of gifting “lucky money” in a red envelope.

Reverse: Folk Art Style Snake

Inspired by traditional Chinese folk art, the reverse design by Canadian artist Jai Paek celebrates the Year of the Snake (2025) by presenting the Chinese zodiac animal with its lucky flower, the orchid. Orchid leaves and branches are positioned around its form so the Snake appears to be part of a tree, thus representing the Wood element in 2025. its head faces East – a lucky direction for the Snake – while its coiled body forms the shape of the luckiest number in Chinese culture, eight (8), which is associated with wealth and prosperity. The reverse also includes the Chinese character for “snake”, along with the word “CANADA”, the year “2025” and a face value of “15 DOLLARS”.

Obverse: His Majesty King Charles III

The obverse features the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III by Canadian artist Steven Rosati.

Product # 246054

$15 Pure Silver Coin - Lunar Year of the Snake (2025)