2022 Perth Mint Lunar Tiger 1 oz High Relief Silver Proof Coin

First issued in 1996, the long-running Australian Lunar Coin Series celebrates the animals of the ancient lunar zodiac with a sequence of annual designs portraying the mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. This silver proof coin celebrates the tiger, which is said to bestow courage, confidence and charm on those born under its influence in 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 and 2022.

The coin portrays a charming image of a tiger cub following its proud and protective parent across a rocky terrain featuring ferns and bamboo. Struck in high relief for enhanced detail on the coin’s concave surface, the design includes the inscription ‘TIGER 2022’, the Chinese character for ‘tiger’ and The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark.

Accompanied by a numbered certificate of authenticity, the coin comes in a classic display case with a clear lid, and an illustrated shipper. When aligned with shippers from other coins in Series III, the resulting diorama depicts all 12 animals participating in The Great Race, a traditional Chinese story about the creation of the lunar calendar.

Coin Features:

• 2022 Silver 1 oz Australia Perth Lunar Tiger Proof.
• Third annual release in The Perth Mint’s Lunar Series III.
• Contains 1 oz of .9999 fine silver proof quality.
• Limited mintage of 3,888 maximum coins released in this special packaging edition for worldwide distribution!
• Presentation: Each coin is presented in a classic display case with a magnetic lid. The case is packaged in an illustrated shipper. A numbered Certificate of Authenticity is also included. The shippers of future animals in the Lunar Series III will, when arrayed together, form a diorama depicting the ancient myth of The Great Race, which tells how the zodiac came into being.
• Obverse: Features the regal image of Queen Elizabeth II. Inscriptions: "ELIZABETH II", "AUSTRALIA", "1 DOLLAR", along with the purity and weight of the coin
• Reverse: Shows a tiger leading its cub through a rocky bamboo-filled terrain. Inscriptions: The Chinese character for ‘tiger’, “TIGER 2022”, and the Perth Mint “P” mintmark.
• Sovereign coin backed by the Australian government.