Obverse: The obverse of the coin depicts a Monkey walking on a branch, the word for the Year of the Monkey is carved in Chinese characters at the top. On the right side, the year of minting "2004", below "1 OZ 9999 GOLD".
Reverse: The reverse of the coin depicts Queen Elizabeth II, who is also the Monarch of Australia. The words "ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA" are engraved at the top of the coin, and the denomination "100 DOLLARS" at the bottom of the coin.
About the coin: the Perth Mint of Australia minted a coin dedicated to the Chinese lunar calendar (Lunar) marks every year. This Chinese calendar has been mentioned since 2600. before our era and to this day is still believed in the power that the animal sign bears to the personalities born after it.
