China's annual lunar silver program has issued colored dragon types before, but the 2024 entry marks the second time the dragon year has fallen since the series shifted toward larger-format 150g issues, giving the mint considerably more surface area to work with for the enamel application. The People's Bank tightly controls authorized mintages on these colored issues, and secondary market premiums tend to develop quickly — not from collector speculation alone, but from significant domestic demand that absorbs a substantial portion of each allocation before export.
KM#2818 is the colored companion to the standard 2024 150g dragon silver; the two share a die pairing but diverge in finish treatment.
China's annual lunar silver program has issued colored dragon types before, but the 2024 entry marks the second time the dragon year has fallen since the series shifted toward larger-format 150g issues, giving the mint considerably more surface area to work with for the enamel application. The People's Bank tightly controls authorized mintages on these colored issues, and secondary market premiums tend to develop quickly — not from collector speculation alone, but from significant domestic demand that absorbs a substantial portion of each allocation before export.
KM#2818 is the colored companion to the standard 2024 150g dragon silver; the two share a die pairing but diverge in finish treatment.