Chinese dragons originated over 7,000 years ago during the Neolithic period, evolving from primitive totem worship to become one of the most enduring and complex symbols in Chinese culture. Unlike Western dragons depicted as malevolent creatures, Chinese dragons were revered as benevolent, water-controlling deities who brought rain for crops and symbolized imperial power. The Chinese Mint introduces a new bullion collection in 2025 with the Chinese Dragon Series. Today, 2025 1 oz Chinese Mint Silver Dragon Coins are available from JM Bullion.

Coin Highlights:

• Comes with plastic flips or tubes of 20 coins!
• 1st-ever issue of Chinese Silver Dragon bullion coins!
• Limited mintage of only 2,000,000 coins!
• 2nd-ever silver bullion coin from China!
• Contains 1 Troy oz .999 pure silver in BU condition.
• The face value of 10 Yuan is fully backed by the Chinese government.
• On the obverse is an image of the Great Wall of China.
• The reverse features an intricate depiction of a Chinese dragon.

Early dragon imagery from the Yangshao culture (5000-3000 BCE) featured serpentine forms, which gradually acquired additional features such as deer antlers, fish scales, and tiger paws during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. By the Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE), the dragon became firmly established as the symbol of the emperor, with the five-clawed dragon exclusively reserved for imperial use. 

All 2025 1 oz Chinese Mint Silver Dragon Coins are available here in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. These coins are individually packaged in plastic flips or in protective tubes of 20. This is the first-ever release of the Chinese Mint’s new Silver Dragon bullion series and just the second silver bullion series ever released by China.

On the obverse of 2025 Chinese Mint Silver Dragons, you will find a depiction of the Great Wall of China. This legendary world monument began not as a single structure but as a series of independent walls built by various Chinese states as early as the 7th century BCE during the Spring and Autumn Period. The first unified wall was commissioned by Emperor Qin Shi Huang after he united China in 221 BCE, connecting existing fortifications into a cohesive defensive system to protect against nomadic invasions from the north.

The reverse side of the 2025 1 oz Silver Dragon Coin comes with an intricate design featuring a classic Chinese dragon. Throughout Chinese history, dragons appeared prominently in literature, art, architecture, and rituals, representing supreme power, good fortune, wisdom, and the masculine principle (yang) in Taoist cosmology.

Please contact JM Bullion with questions about 1 oz silver coins. You can call us at 800-276-6508, chat with us online, or email us directly.