| Coin | Gold Ounce 2022 Dragon |
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The Australian one-ounce gold piece (abbreviated as 1 oz and designated with Au for "gold") is a bullion coin format. Uniquely, in Australia there are two mints authorised to strike legal tender: the Royal Australian Mint (which also makes the country's circulating coinage) and the Perth Mint which only makes collector and bullion coins, as well as other bullion products.
Both mints endeavour to create coins with attractive designs, and to introduce new designs and themes often, in order to raise the numismatic value of the coins over the value of previous metal used.
This one-ounce gold coin with a face value of $100 was issued as part of the Perth Mint's extensive range featuring Chinese themes, and depicts a Chinese Dragon. The reverse design was issued in silver the year before.
The Chinese dragon was traditionally regarded as the embodiment of the Emperor. Revered as benevolent and noble, it is a potent symbol of abundance and good fortune. |
| Mint | Perth Mint |
Mint Mark | Letter P |
Total Mintage |
5,000
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| Obverse | |
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The obverse of the coin depicts the crowned old head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem crown and the Victoria Coronation necklace worn for her Coronation. This is her effigy known as the "Fifth Portrait" worldwide and "Sixth Portrait" in Australia, in "uncouped" version - showing the Queen's shoulders and not terminating at the neck as the normal version.
On the left, in small letters on the Queen's shoulder, the artist's initials J.C (for Jody Clark).
Running continuously around the rim is the monarch's legend and the face value: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1oz 9999 Au 2022 100 DOLLARS.
The inscription around the rim also incorporates the precious metal content. "1 oz 9999 Au" means "one ounce of 99.99% gold" - Au is abbreviated from the Latin word for gold, Aurum. |
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The reverse of the coin portrays a Chinese dragon - a serpentine shaped mythical creature - clutching a symbolic pearl in one of its claws. The design includes representations of clouds in the background, denoting the dragon’s celestial realm.
Above right is the Perth Mint’s P mint mark. Below right, the designer's initials NM, for Natasha Muhl.
There is no inscription. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
(none) |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Gold Content (Troy oz): 1.000
Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated
Packaging: in acrylic capsule, or mint roll of 20 coins, or box of 100.
Perth Mint SKU: 22K27AAX
Date of issue: January 2022
Issue price: AU$ 2,671.25
For additional peace of mind, the coin incorporates an authentication feature in the form of a micro-laser engraved letter. Detectable under a magnifying glass, it is designed to make it significantly more difficult for the coin to be counterfeited. |
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| See also |
Coins in the Chinese Myths and Legends series include:
- 2 oz Gold Proof High Relief, Dragon and Phoenix, 2017
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Dragon and Phoenix, 2017
- 1 oz Silver Proof High Relief, Dragon and Phoenix, 2017
- 2 oz Gold Proof High Relief, Dragon and Tiger, 2018
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Dragon and Phoenix, 2018
- 1 oz Gold Bullion Rectangle, Dragon, 2018
- 2 oz Silver Proof High Relief, Dragon and Tiger, 2018
- 2 oz Silver Antique Figure Eight, Two Dragons, 2018
- 1 oz Silver (Bullion and Proof), Dragon and Phoenix, 2018
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Dragon and Tiger, 2018
- 1 oz Silver Bullion Rectangle, Dragon, 2018
- 1 oz Platinum Bullion, Dragon, 2019
- 2 oz Gold Proof High Relief, Double Dragon, 2019
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Dragon, 2019
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Dragon and Tiger, 2019
- 1 oz Gold Bullion Rectangle, Dragon, 2019
- 10 oz Silver Bullion, Dragon and Phoenix, 2019
- 2 oz Silver Proof High Relief, Double Dragon, 2019
- 2 oz Silver Antique Figure Eight, Two Koi Fish, 2019
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Double Dragon, 2019
- 1 oz Silver Proof, Dragon and Tiger, 2019
- 1 oz Silver Bullion Rectangle, Dragon, 2019
- 2 oz Gold Proof High Relief, Double Pixiu, 2020
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Double Dragon, 2020
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Dragon, 2020
- 1 oz Gold Bullion Rectangle, Two Dragons, 2020
- 10 oz Silver Bullion, Dragon and Tiger, 2020
- 2 oz Silver Antique Figure Eight, Dragon and Phoenix, 2020
- 2 oz Silver Proof High Relief, Double Pixiu, 2020
- 1 oz Silver Proof, Double Dragon, 2020
- 1 oz Silver Bullion Rectangle, Two Dragons, 2020
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Double Pixiu, 2020
- 2 oz Gold Proof High Relief, Dragon, 2021
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Dragon, 2021
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Double Pixiu, 2021
- 1 oz Gold Bullion Rectangle, Dragon, 2021
- 10 oz Silver Bullion, Double Dragon, 2021
- 2 oz Silver Antique, Double Pixiu, 2021
- 2 oz Silver Proof High Relief, Dragon, 2021
- 1 oz Silver Bullion (with coloured version), Dragon, 2021
- 1 oz Silver Bullion Rectangle, Dragon, 2021
- 1 oz Platinum Proof, Dragon, 2022
- 2 oz Gold Proof High Relief, Phoenix, 2022
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Dragon, 2022
- 1 oz Gold Bullion Rectangle, Dragon, 2022
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Dragon, 2022
- 2 kg Silver Antique, Dragon and Tiger, 2022
- 2 oz Silver Antique, Dragon, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Bullion (with coloured version), Phoenix, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Bullion Rectangle, Dragon, 2022
- 1 oz Platinum Reverse Proof, Phoenix, 2023
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Dragon, 2023
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Phoenix, 2023
- 1 oz Gold Proof Ultra High Relief, Dragon and Koi, 2023
- 1 oz Gold Bullion Rectangle, Dragon, 2023
- 2 kg Silver Antique, Koi Fish, 2023
- 2 oz Silver Proof High Relief, Phoenix, 2022
- 2 oz Silver Proof High Relief, Dragon and Koi, 2023
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Dragon and Koi, 2023
- 1 oz Silver Bullion Rectangle, Dragon, 2023
- 1 oz Silver Antique, Phoenix, 2023
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Dragon and Koi, 2024
- 1 oz Gold Bullion Rectangle, Dragon, 2024
- 1 oz Silver Bullion Rectangle, Dragon, 2024
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