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15 Dollars - Elizabeth II Lunar Year of the Dragon
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Weight | 31.39 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a vibrant, folk-art-inspired depiction of a Dragon (龍), celebrating the Chinese Lunar Year of the Wood Dragon (2024). The whimsical yet majestic dragon is rendered in a sinuous, full-body composition that snakes across the coin field, its head oriented to the West and its tail to the East, with a playful and benevolent facial expression characteristic of traditional Chinese artistic conventions. Seven heart-shaped scales adorn the creature's body, referencing the lucky number seven, which is associated with harmony, good fortune, and prosperity in Chinese culture. The denomination 15 DOLLARS and country name CANADA appear in the field, flanking the Chinese character 龍 (Dragon), with the year of issue 2024 also inscribed. The engraver's initials JP are present in the design field. |
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Canada's Lunar New Year coin program has been running since 1998, making 2024's Dragon issue the third time the zodiac cycle has turned to this animal in the series. The Dragon is the only mythological creature in the twelve-year cycle, a distinction Chinese tradition treats as conferring unusual potency on those born in Dragon years — a belief that demonstrably spikes birth rates across East Asian populations in anticipation of the year's arrival.