Product Description: 2024 5 oz Silver Dragon Perth Mint | Lunar Series

Introducing the Australian Lunar Series III, which offers diverse options in both gold and silver programs. The gold collection presents a range of choices, including a 10 oz gold coin along with 1 oz and fractional-ounce options. Conversely, the silver lineup emphasizes weights above 1 oz, featuring four coins of higher weights and only one fractional-ounce coin. The Lunar Series has become increasingly popular in recent years, with the 2024 5 oz Australian Silver Lunar Dragon Coins now available.

Coin Highlights:

Each coin arrives encapsulated in an acrylic casing.
Marks the 5th release in the Lunar Series III.
Limited mintage for the year 2024.
Contains 5 Troy oz of .9999 pure silver in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.
Backed by the federal government of Australia with a face value of $8 (AUD).
Obverse features Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Reverse showcases a Chinese dragon design by Ing Ing Jong, with a micro-engraved security feature.

Each 2024 5 oz Australian Silver Lunar Dragon Coin is encased in an acrylic capsule. These 5 oz coins have an limited mintage, signifying Perth Mint’s continued production throughout 2024. Positioned in the middle of the series, these coins rank between the 10 Kilo and 1 Kilo coins, while surpassing the 2 oz, 1 oz, and 1/2 oz silver coins.

In the 2024 Lunar Series III release, Perth Mint introduces a special P125 mint mark, commemorating the 125th anniversary of its establishment in 1899 as the third and final branch of the Royal Mint system in Australia.

The obverse features Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in a right-profile relief, as designed by Jody Clark in 2015. This portrayal, the sixth of the Queen on Australian coins, will be the last following her passing in September 2022.

On the reverse of the 2024 5 oz Silver Lunar Dragon, Ing Ing Jong presents a new depiction of the Chinese dragon. The dragon is depicted with a front-facing head atop a coiled body, symbolizing its benevolence as water spills forth from its mouth onto the land.