In 2012, The Perth Mint’s internationally renowned Australian Lunar Silver Proof Coin Series II celebrates the Year of the Dragon, the fifth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. These superb proof quality releases are 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.
Struck from 99.9% pure silver in proof quality, the 2012 releases are available as individual 1oz and 1 kilo coins.
The reverse of each coin depicts a traditional Chinese dragon, a long, scaled, serpentine creature with four legs, and a ‘pearl of wisdom’. 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, each coin features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on its obverse.
No more than 5,000 1oz coins, 500 kilo coins and 1,000 three-coin sets will be released.
This is another low premium coin for investment as the price is cheaper than some silver cast bar.
Amount owned : 2
On Perth Mint's Bullion Coin Mintages page, it lists the 1kg 2012 lunar dragon coin as having sold over 54,000 to date. Your 500 mintage figure seems way off. The 1 oz had a mintage of 300,000.
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