Modern Chinese Varieties: 2001 Silver 50Y Snake

This month's featured coin is a rectangular 5 oz silver lunar coin featuring the snake. Minted in Proof and dated 2001, these coins can be found with either a small “50”Y or large “50”Y on the reverse of the coin.

Here are photos of a 2001 S50Y Snake with the small “50” variety (Photos 1 & 2).

Reverse side of a 2001 S50Y Snake with small "50" (left) and close up of small "50" (right) Click images to enlarge.

Below are photos of the 2001 S50Y Snake with the large “50” variety (Photos 3 & 4).

Reverse side of a 2001 S50Y Snake with large "50" (left) and close up of large "50" (right) Click images to enlarge.

Both of these varieties share a common obverse (Photo 5).

Obverse side of a 2001 S50Y Snake Click image to enlarge.

Look for another interesting variety to be featured next month.