Crafted in sterling silver, the Australian Lunar Series coin is a prestigious purchase or gift for anyone born under the Chinese lunar sign of the Dog.<\/p>\n
The Perth Mint’s Australian Lunar Series II coin series celebrates the 12 animals of the ancient Chinese lunar calendar. In 2018, the coin honors the Year of the Dog, a symbol of loyalty, friendship and honesty.<\/p>\n
People born in the year of the Dog are characterized by good-heartedness, loyalty and fairness. They are loyal to their loved ones, have a strong sense of responsibility and are ready to protect those they love. The dog occupies the eleventh position in the twelve-year cycle of the Eastern calendar.<\/p>\n
This coin is an ideal gift or addition to a collection for those born in the Year of the Dog: 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018.<\/p>\n
Obverse: classic portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by artist Ian Rank-Broadley. The country of issue, denomination, silver fineness and year of minting are indicated along the edge.<\/p>\n
Reverse: An image of a German Shepherd dog standing proudly on a rock among grass and bamboo. The Chinese character “\u72d7” (Dog) is engraved next to the dog, and the Year of<\/em> the Dog is inscribed at the bottom.<\/p>\n Characteristics of the coin:<\/p>\n Denomination: 1 AUD<\/p>\n Weight: 1oz (31.1g)<\/p>\n Diameter: 45.6 mm<\/p>\n Metal: silver 999<\/p>\n Issue limit: 300.000<\/p>\n Packaging: capsule<\/p>\n The coin is legal tender in Australia and is issued by the Perth Mint. A great choice for collectors and connoisseurs of the oriental calendar!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":141545,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[4418,4253,4258,4363],"product_tag":[],"giftcard-category":[],"class_list":["post-141586","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-gift","product_cat-investment","product_cat-silver","product_cat-zodiacs","pa_country-australia","pa_quality-mark-brilliant-uncirculated","pa_year1-2018-en","first","outofstock","featured","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/141586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/141586\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=141586"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=141586"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=141586"},{"taxonomy":"giftcard-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/giftcard-category?post=141586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}