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The Year of the Dragon kicks off on February 10, 2024, and will last till January 28, 2025. While its origins lay in Chinese culture, most countries celebrate the Chinese New Year as well as the Chinese zodiac. Now, you can celebrate the Year of the Dragon with the newest lunar release from the Perth Mint. Order your 2024 1 oz Proof Colorized Australian Silver Lunar Red Dragon Coin today at Maritime Coins and Collectibles.

Coin Highlights:

• Comes in a themed presentation card!
• Part of the Lunar Series III!
• Limited issue of 5,000!
• Proof, colorized specimen!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .9999 pure silver.
• The face value of 1 Dollar is fully backed by Tuvalu.
• The obverse features the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.
• The reverse showcases a special red dragon design.

The obverse field of the 2024 1 oz Proof Colorized Silver Lunar Red Dragon Coin features the Jody Clark depiction of Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty is seen in right-profile relief wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem crown. Identifying marks of the coin surround the image.

The reverse side of the 2024 Proof Colorized Australian Silver Lunar Red Dragon Coin showcases a dragon design. This unique image showcases a red dragon flying in the clouds alongside a flaming pearl. Also shown is the traditional Chinese character for the dragon. Most Perth Mint coins have a “P” mint mark, but these coins have a “P125” mint mark to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the well-known mint.

Each 2024 1 oz Proof Colorized Australian Silver Lunar Red Dragon Coin will arrive in a themed display card. The display card will showcase your coin alongside the image of the dragon also shown on the reverse of this coin. This coin has a mintage of 200,000 but only 5,000 will be issued with this display card.

While there are many iterations of how the 12 animals in the zodiac came to be, the most popular involves the Jade Emperor and a race. The Jade Emperor created a race across a rapid river involving all of the animals. The first 12 that finished would be represented in the zodiac. The dragon finished 5th and as such, is the 5th animal in the zodiac. Notably, the dragon is the lone mythical creature in the zodiac as well.