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30 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Dragon - Longevity
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Value | 30 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, as modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation of the bust. The legend QUEEN ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper periphery, while TUVALU and the date 2012 are inscribed along the lower periphery, flanking the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH II IRB TUVALU 2012 |
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The Perth Mint's lunar series gold issues have been produced since 1996, tracking the twelve-year Chinese zodiac cycle. The Dragon year issues consistently outperform others in the series at secondary market — demand driven almost entirely by the Chinese diaspora investment market, where the dragon carries specific auspicious weight that other zodiac animals do not.
The "Longevity" designation distinguishes this piece from the standard 2012 Dragon bullion issue, indicating a privy-marked or specialty release within Perth's well-documented habit of issuing multiple variants per year to capture collector premiums across different markets.