The "Ryu" is the Japanese dragon, and this coin belongs to Perth Mint's Lunar III series — the third iteration of a program that began in 1996 and has become one of the most consistently collected annual silver bullion series in the Asia-Pacific market. The Year of the Dragon falls in 2024, meaning this 2022 release is an anticipatory thematic piece rather than a calendar-year Lunar issue, positioned within Perth's broader dragon-themed bullion output.
KM#673.1 distinguishes the standard bullion strike from colorized and gilded variants issued under separate references the same year.
The "Ryu" is the Japanese dragon, and this coin belongs to Perth Mint's Lunar III series — the third iteration of a program that began in 1996 and has become one of the most consistently collected annual silver bullion series in the Asia-Pacific market. The Year of the Dragon falls in 2024, meaning this 2022 release is an anticipatory thematic piece rather than a calendar-year Lunar issue, positioned within Perth's broader dragon-themed bullion output.
KM#673.1 distinguishes the standard bullion strike from colorized and gilded variants issued under separate references the same year.