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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Dragon
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Composition | Gold (.9999) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 10 DOLLARS D·G·REGINA SB 2012 (Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God.) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Royal Canadian Mint launched its Lunar Lotus series in 2012 to compete directly with the Perth Mint's long-dominant Chinese lunar program, targeting the substantial Chinese-Canadian collector market concentrated in Vancouver and Toronto. Canada's version leaned into the .9999 fineness standard — four nines rather than the Perth's three — as its primary market differentiator.
The 2012 Dragon year gave the series an unusually strong debut; the Dragon is the most prestigious of the twelve zodiac animals among Chinese buyers, and first-year mintage sold through faster than any subsequent issue in the run.