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30 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Dragon - Longevity
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A stylised, cartoonish Chinese dragon is depicted in the centre of the field, rendered in a playful decorative style with scaled body and flame-like limbs. The dragon holds a large traditional Chinese coin bearing the longevity character 壽 (shou) in its forelegs, with two additional smaller coins arranged in the lower right field. The weight and fineness inscription 1/5oz 9999 GOLD arcs along the upper right periphery, with the face value $30 inscribed below it in the right field. |
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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.