Australia 2012 $1 Lunar Series II Year of the Dragon High Relief 1oz Silver Coin
- Mintage Limit - 7,500
- Each coin with Lunar Series II Year of the Dragon is struck from 1oz of pure silver
- Coin with High relief
- Coin in capsule+with Certificate of Authenticity + Presentation Case
Description:
In 2012, The Perth Mint’s internationally renowned Australian Lunar Silver Coin Series II celebrates the Year of the Dragon, the fifth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac.
This superb proof quality release is perfect for people born in ‘dragon’ years – 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000 and 2012 – who are regarded as confident, enterprising, independent, self-assured, brave and passionate.
The coin’s high relief reverse and obverse are minted on concave surfaces to ensure the optimum flow of metal is achieved by the strike of the die.
The reverse of the coin depicts a representation of a dragon with a symbolic pearl. The Chinese character for ‘dragon’ and the inscription YEAR OF THE DRAGON also appear in the design with The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’ mintmark.
Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the coin features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on its obverse.
The coin is housed in a stylish black and red display case, with a striking illustrated shipper.