Lunar Year of the Dragon ...

$75.79 USD

Lunar Year of the Dragon - 1 oz. Pure Silver Coin

Silver 2024 Mintage 28,888

Lunar Year of the Dragon - 1 oz. Pure Silver Coin

Silver 2024 Mintage 28,888

$75.79 USD

Masters Club: 1,090 Status: CAN & US shipping only

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Shipping: Expected to be shipped on Jan 03

About

Welcome the Year of the Dragon and mark a special moment in 2024 with this fine silver coin.

Coin #3 in the fine silver Lunar Year series! Inspired by Chinese folk art, the whimsical Dragon on this fine silver coin’s reverse is quietly confident and clever—a beautiful representation of the traits associated with those born in the year of the Wood Dragon. The natural leader of the Chinese Zodiac, the Dragon symbolizes strength and fortune. It is known for its ability to make things happen when it focuses its energy, and in a year associated with the Wood element, there is the potential for groundbreaking ideas that bring progress and prosperity.

Quiet, creative and insightful—celebrate the Dragon(s) in your life with this 1 oz. fine silver Year of the Dragon coin.

Special features

Coin #3. Celebrate the Year of the Dragon (2024) with the third coin in a 12-year Lunar Year series, which began with the Year of the Tiger (2022) and features a round coin shape that symbolizes harmony.
A lucky dragon. This charming keepsake is a great addition to your collection, and the perfect way to honour a friend or loved one born in the Year of the Dragon: 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 and 2024. It’s also an ideal piece to mark a major milestone in 2024, whether it’s a graduation, wedding or the arrival of a new family member born between February 10, 2024 and January 28, 2025.
Crafted in 1 oz. 99.99% pure silver. This is our second-most affordable Lunar New Year coin for 2024, the Year of the Dragon.
Special mintage. Part of a continuing tradition, your limited-edition coin has a special mintage of 28,888.
Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
No GST/HST.

Features

Inspired by folk art

Like 2022’s Lunar Year of the Tiger and 2023’s Lunar Year of the Rabbit collectibles, your coin’s reverse design features an uplifting, folk-art style to greet the new year with optimism and hope.

Special packaging

Each coin comes packaged in a red outer beauty box, evoking the Chinese New Year custom of gifting “lucky money” in a red envelope.

Specifications

Product Number 208194

Mintage 28,888

Composition 99.99% pure silver

Weight 31.39 g

Diameter 38 mm

Edge Serrated

Face Value $15

Finish Proof

Packaging Black clamshell case with red beauty box

Artist Jai Paek (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

DID YOU KNOW?

Years of the Dragon: According to the Chinese Zodiac, you’re a Dragon if you were born in 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 or 2024. Already the most auspicious animal sign, Dragons can further boost their luck by sticking with the numbers 1, 6 and 7, or their lucky colours of gold, white and grey.
Dragons are natural leaders and go-getters. Courageous and intelligent, Dragons are not afraid of challenges and are willing to take risks. The Dragon itself has long been a revered symbol of Chinese culture; it represents power, excellence and good luck.
Wood dragons are quiet, creative thinkers. In Chinese astrology, every year in the 12-year cycle is ruled by a different Zodiac sign and each creature is associated with one of the five elements, meaning the Wood Dragon is only celebrated once every 60 years. While Dragons are known to be fierce, driven and loyal, the Wood element in 2024 tempers their fiery, energetic temperament. Wood Dragons are calmer and more introverted, creative and inquisitive—they’ll dive into any problem, and they usually come up with an innovative idea or solution.

Design & Artist

Reverse

Jai Paek

Obverse

Susanna Blunt

Inspired by traditional Chinese folk art, the reverse design by Canadian artist Jai Paek celebrates the Year of the Wood Dragon (2024) through its whimsical depiction of a Dragon (“龍”). The courageous and clever Dragon bears a playful expression as it snakes across the coin, with its head facing West and its tail facing East. The lucky number seven (7), which is associated with harmony, is represented by the Dragon’s seven heart-shaped scales that symbolize good luck and prosperity. The reverse also includes the word “CANADA”, the year “2024” and a face value of “15 DOLLARS”. The obverse features the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt with a repeating scallop pattern. The obverse also bears a special marking that includes four pearls symbolizing the four effigies that have graced Canadian coins and the double date of her reign.

Jai Paek, Artist

"The Dragon, a mystical creature, is said to embody all the divine traits a person can aspire to in a lifetime: strength, endurance, indestructibility, wisdom and grace. As a father and designer, I choose which of these qualities I hone and indulge in, and pass on to my kin in an effort to shape them into strong, determined and compassionate human beings who will marvel at and protect the beauty of our planet. The Wood Dragon borrows its unique qualities from the strong, yet flexible material itself; its warmth, generosity, co-operation and idealism make him an outgoing and socially conscious seeker of infinite growth and expansion.”

Jai Paek, Artist

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