AUSTRALIAN LUNAR SILVER COIN SERIES II 2012 YEAR OF THE DRAGON TYPESET COLLECTION

Very Rare and hard to find since sellout at Perth Mint

Celebrating the auspicious Year of the Dragon, this 2012 Typeset Collection from the annual Australian Lunar Silver Coins Series II is a prestigious and exceptionally limited offering from The Perth Mint. 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.

Each 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 delicately frosted design on the silver proof coin appears on a mirror-like polished table.
• The specimen quality gilded coin highlights the dragon in 24-carat gold.
• The specimen quality coloured coin depicts the dragon in red as the colour represents success, good luck and prosperity. 
• The shiny design on the bullion coin appears on a frosted table.

Extremely limited mintage: No more than 1,500 of these collections will be issued by The Perth Mint.