Description
Purchase pre-owned 1oz Silver Australian Lunar Dragon Coin, 2024
- Limited edition coins – Maximum 300,000 coin mintage
- Price displayed includes insured UK delivery
- Each 1oz Silver Lunar Dragon coin contains 31.1035 grams of pure 999.9 silver
- Legal tender in Australia with a face value of $1 AUD
What is the Lunar Dragon?
In 2024, we celebrate the 5th animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. This 2024 coin features the Dragon, which represents health, strength, good luck and the male element of Yang. It is said to impose these qualities into people born in 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 200, 2012 and 2024. It is the only mythical animal in the zodiac calendar which makes it quite unique.
1oz Silver Australian Dragon Lunar Coin Design
The design includes the inscription ‘DRAGON 2024’, the Chinese character for ‘DRAGON’ and The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark with the addition of a 125 suffix to mark the anniversary of the mint. The coin portrays a snaking dragon breathing fire down onto a body of water. This is the third series of the Australian Lunar coins which is now in its 26th year. The Perth Mint’s Series III Lunar collection began with the Year of the Mouse in 2020.
Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965. The Jody Clark Memorial effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is dated 1952-2022 to mark the Queen’s reign. The coin’s weight, purity and the monetary denomination are shown on the obverse.
The Perth Mint Background
The Perth Mint opened in 1899 in response to the discovery of rich gold deposits in Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie. The heritage building was situated in the heart of Perth, the capital and largest city of Western Australia. It was Australia’s third branch of Britain’s Royal Mint – the others being the Sydney Mint and the Melbourne Mint (both closed). In 1970, the authority for The Perth Mint was transferred to the State of Western Australia. The Perth Mint gold and silver bullion coins have been issued as legal tender under the authority of the Australian Federal Government ever since.
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