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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Chinese Dragon Bullion Bar
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Engraver(s) | Jody Clark (obverse); SR (reverse) |
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| Obverse description | Sixth and final effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Jody Clark, depicted in right-facing portrait wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl necklace. The legend ELIZABETH II appears at the top of the rectangular field, with AUSTRALIA and the fineness notation 1oz 9999 Au inscribed below. The denomination 100 DOLLARS is engraved in the lower portion of the field, with the date 2022 at the base. The engraver's initials JC appear on the truncation. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Perth Mint's Chinese Dragon bullion bar-coin hybrid occupies an odd corner of the market — legal tender denomination assigned to a bar-format product, a structure the Perth Mint has used for decades to sidestep certain import restrictions in Asian markets where coins and bars are taxed differently. The Chinese lunar-themed bullion program has been one of the mint's most commercially significant export lines since the 1990s, with China remaining the dominant destination for Australian gold bullion.
The 2022 Dragon falls in the Year of the Tiger under the Chinese zodiac, not the dragon — the dragon imagery here is series branding rather than annual calendar designation.