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In Switzerland, apart from the government-owned Swissmint, there are also some private mints producing bullion which is not legal tender and is targeted at investors and not at coin collectors, such as this 5g gold piece. This five-gram gold bar dedicated to the 2024 Chinese Lunar Year of the Dragon is the first in a series of of minted bullion bars which tells the stories of the 12 animals of the Chinese lunar calendar, starting with the Legend of the Azure Dragon. The Azure Dragon is the guardian of the east. It is said the dragon is a harbinger of the coming spring season, and controls the rain. Throughout the day, a two-hour window of potency is allotted to each animal, and the dragon is at its most powerful between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., and its zenith is marked with Chinese characters that translate as 8 a.m. | ||||||
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Royal Mint |
Products struck by companies in Switzerland to celebrate the Year of the Dragon 2024:
- 1 oz Gold Bar (Argor Heraeus), Lunar Dragon, 2024
- 1 oz Gold Bar (PAMP), Legend of the Azure Dragon, 2024
- 10 g Gold Bar (Argor Heraeus), Lunar Dragon, 2024
- 5 g Gold Bar (Argor Heraeus), Lunar Dragon, 2024
- 5 g Gold Bar (PAMP), Legend of the Azure Dragon, 2024
- 1 g Gold Bar (Argor Heraeus), Lunar Dragon, 2024
- 1 oz Silver Bar (PAMP), Legend of the Azure Dragon, 2024
- 10 g Silver Bar (PAMP), Legend of the Azure Dragon, 2024
Coin Name | Mintage | Legend |
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Gold Five Grams Bar - Argor-Heraeus Kinebar | unknown | AH · ARGOR HERAEUS SA |
Gold Five Grams Bar 2024 Argor-Heraeus Lunar Dragon | 18,888 | 龍 |
Gold Five Grams Bar 2024 PAMP Year of the Dragon | unknown | 龍 |
Gold Five Grams Bar - Argor-Heraeus | unknown | (none) |
Gold Five Grams Bar 2025 PAMP Year of the Snake | unknown | 蛇 |
Gold Five Grams Bar 2025 Argor-Heraeus Lunar Snake | 18,888 | 蛇 |
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Royal Mint |
Country | Switzerland |
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Coin Type | Gold Five Grams (5 g), Private Bullion |
Issued | 2024 |
Mintage | unknown |
Material | 0.9999 Gold |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Bar |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 13.1 x 22.1 mm |
Thickness | 0.900 mm |
Mass | 5.0000 g |
OCC ID | DKLM-EMKC-KPVG-ENZB |
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Catalog of Modern World Coins 1850-1964 |