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100 New Dollars Year of the Dragon
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Central design featuring two sinuous Chinese dragons rendered in high relief, coiling dynamically around a flaming pearl set against a mirror-polished field. The dragons are depicted in the traditional imperial style with scaled bodies, clawed feet, and flowing manes, symbolizing power and good fortune for the Year of the Dragon. The cyclical stem-branch characters 壬辰 appear to the right of the central motif, denoting the sexagenary year designation. The arc legend 中華民國一〇一年 (Republic of China Year 101) curves along the upper periphery, while 中華民國 (Republic of China) is inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Mintage | 2012 - - 150,000 |
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Taiwan's Central Bank has issued lunar new year commemoratives with some regularity, but the 2012 Dragon issue arrived during a particularly charged political moment — the same year Ma Ying-jeou won re-election on a platform of closer economic ties with the mainland, a result that made cross-strait relations unusually tense for a pro-engagement outcome. The Dragon year itself carries specific weight in Chinese demographic tradition; birth rates across Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the mainland spiked measurably in 2012 as families timed pregnancies to the auspicious cycle.
Struck to one troy ounce in .999 fine silver, these were sold directly by the Central Bank at a fixed issue price and are frequently found in original packaging with certificates intact.