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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Chinese New Year
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Reverse description | A vibrantly coloured Chinese dragon rendered in red, green, and gold fills the field, its sinuous scaled body coiling around a vertical string of four spherical traditional Chinese paper lanterns, each bearing one Chinese character forming the festive inscription 新年快乐 (Happy New Year). The border is decorated with a repeated scroll motif in the field, evoking traditional cloud patterns. The Perth Mint's P mintmark appears to the lower right, with the designer's initials JM visible on the lowermost lantern. |
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| Reverse lettering | P 新年快乐 JM |
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The Perth Mint has produced Chinese New Year dollar coinage annually since 2012, targeting both the domestic Chinese-Australian community and the broader Asian collector market — a commercially shrewd pivot that coincided with China overtaking Japan as Australia's largest trading partner. The 2021 issue marks the Year of the Ox, the second animal in the twelve-year zodiac cycle and the first ox-year dollar since 2009.
Aluminium bronze was chosen for its gold-like appearance without the cost implications of actual gold alloy, a practical consideration for a coin intended for wide circulation and gifting rather than bullion holding.