The Year of the Dragon is the fifth in the Chinese lunar calendar and is a popular design option in Perth Mint’s Lunar Series collections. The 2012 release was the fifth of the Lunar Series II program, a collection that ran from 2008 to 2019. Now, 2012 1/2 oz Australian Silver Lunar Dragon Coins are available to you for purchase online from JM Bullion.
Coin Highlights:
- Coins arrive in individual acrylic capsules!
- 5th coin in the Lunar Series II program!
- Announced mintage of 389,161 coins!
- Contains 1/2 Troy oz of .999 pure silver.
- Issued a face value of $.50 (AUD) by Australia.
- Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse.
- Chinese dragon pursuing a flaming pearl in the reverse design.
The Lunar Series I program started in 1996 with gold bullion coins, with silver bullion coins later added in 1999. With the debut of the Lunar Series II program in 2008, the silver bullion coins were available each year alongside their gold counterparts.
The lucky numbers for people born in the Year of the Dragon are 1, 6, and 7, while their lucky colors are gold, silver, and gray. These colors are believed to bring good fortune and success to those born in this lunar year.
In the obverse design of the 2012 1/2 oz Silver Lunar Dragon Coin, the Perth Mint features Ian Rank-Broadley’s fourth-generation effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty is shown here in right-profile relief wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara.
For the reverse face of the 2012 Silver Australian Lunar Dragon Coins, the mint offers a depiction of China’s most revered mythical creature. A symbol of power and majesty, the Chinese dragon is shown here pursuing a flaming pearl.
Your 2012 1/2 oz Silver Australian Lunar Dragon Coin is available to you with an individual acrylic capsule. The mintage of 1/2 oz silver coins for sale in 2012 in this series skyrocketed from the previous year, selling three times the number of units from the previous year.
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