Item: Perth Mint Lunar Series II 2012 Year of the Dragon Gold Proof 1/4oz Coin

Issue Mint: The Perth Mint

Legal Tender: Australian $25

Mintage: 5,000

Release Date: 6 September

Material: 1/4 Troy oz 99.99% Gold

Condition: Brand New in original issue condition. Accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity, each coin is housed in elegant oval-shaped display cases, featuring a glossy timber-effect lid and presented in coloured illustrated shipper.

Issue Price: $789.00

Theme Background

In 2012, The Perth Mint’s internationally renowned Australian Lunar Gold Proof Coin Series II celebrates the auspicious Year of the Dragon, the fifth animal in the 12-year cycle of the
Chinese zodiac. Meticulously struck from 99.99% pure gold in proof quality, no more than 5,000 1/4oz coins will be released.

Each coin is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965. The birth dates for people ruled by the Chinese Lunar dragon include 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000 and 2012. Those born under the influence of this sign are said to be confident, enterprising, independent, self-assured, brave and passionate.

DESIGN
The coin’s reverse depicts a dragon with a representation of a 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. The Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the 2012 year-date and the monetary denomination are shown on the obverse of each coin.

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