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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait, In the name of - Year of the Dragon - Silver Opal
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Thickness | 3.95 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central circular field contains an inlaid Australian black opal insert depicting a stylised Chinese dragon in traditional serpentine form, its sinuous body coiling dynamically against the dark opal ground, which displays vivid iridescent play-of-colour in blues, greens, pinks, and yellows. The surrounding silver annulus is bordered by a continuous Greek key fret pattern and decorated with sprays of peony blossoms and bamboo leaves in low relief. The legend YEAR OF THE DRAGON arcs across the upper field, while the Chinese character 龍 (Dragon) appears in the lower centre flanked by floral motifs. Additional inscriptions 2024, 1oz, 9999 SILVER are incused in the lower left, and the Perth Mint's P125 privy mark appears to the right. |
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Part of Perth Mint's long-running lunar series, this issue marks the second time the Dragon has appeared in the third full rotation of the twelve-year cycle — a calendar alignment that gives the series its internal logic but also its commercial repetition problem. The opal inlay is sourced from Australian fields, most likely Lightning Ridge or Coober Pedy, though Perth Mint does not consistently specify provenance for these inserts.