Many of the Perth Mint’s leading silver coins for sale come from the Lunar Series collections. The most recently completed series is the Lunar Series II collection that ran from 2008 to 2019. Specimens from this series are widely available still for investors and collectors. The 2012 1 Kilo Dragon coin from the series has the distinction of the highest mintage figure in its weight in the 12-coin release. Now, 2012 1 Kilo Silver Australian Lunar Dragon Coins are available to you for purchase online at Silver.com.
Coin Highlights:
- Coin ships to you inside of an acrylic capsule!
- Fifth coin from the Lunar Series II collection!
- Final declared mintage of 55,886 coins only!
- Consists of One Kilogram, or 32.15 Troy ounces, of .999 fine silver in BU condition.
- Issued a face value of $30 (AUD) by Australia.
- Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse.
- A dragon pursues the flaming pearl on the reverse.
The Perth Mint issues the 1 Kilo, 10 oz, 5 oz, 2 oz, and 1/2 oz silver coins in its Lunar Series II collection with unlimited mintage figures. However, for these coins, it does have a cutoff point. The coins are produced to meet demand, but only through the end of the calendar year matching the date mark of the design.
For the 2012 1 Kilo Silver Australian Lunar Dragon Coin, this meant production continued until the end of the 2012 calendar year. This resulted in a total declared mintage for the Year of the Dragon design on the 1 Kilo coin of 55,886 coins. This holds the record as the highest mintage for any of the 12 design in the 1 Kilo weight. The next closest is the 2019 Year of the Pig 1 Kilo coin.
On the reverse of 2012 1 Kilo Silver Australian Lunar Dragon Coins is the image of a long dragon as it slithers around the design field. The dragon is depicted with its scale-covered body as it chases down the flaming pearl. Known as the Pearl of Wisdom, this artistic depiction points to the dragon’s constant pursuit of knowledge.
The obverse of the 2012 Silver Australian Lunar Dragon Coin comes with an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. This right-profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is the fifth used on Australian coinage and was created by Ian Rank-Broadley for the Royal Mint of England in 1998.
These 2012 1 Kilo Silver Australian Lunar Dragon Coins are available to you for purchase inside of individual protective acrylic capsules. The coins are all in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.
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