1 oz Gold Golden Dragon 2022 PP (Mintage: 188 | Proof)
Strictly limited to 188 pieces – exclusive collector's item- Proof quality, finest gold minting with dragon design
- Gold with 999.9/1,000 and Chinese dragon symbolism in one coin
- Exclusive rarity: Strictly limited edition of only 188 pieces worldwide, ideal for discerning collectors
- Masterful minting: High-quality gold coin in Proof quality with intricate dragon design – a work of art
- Investment and myth: One ounce of finest gold with 999.9/1,000 fineness combined with the cultural significance of the Chinese dragon
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It breathes no fire. It brings the rain.
Golden Dragon 2022, side with the dragon
On this coin the dragon winds in loops across the whole field.
From the water into the clouds
It lives in the water and rises into the clouds.
Dragons have appeared in Chinese art since Neolithic times. No later than the Han dynasty, from 206 BC to AD 220, they were regarded as beings of water: they live in rivers and seas, fly up into the clouds, govern the weather and bring the life-giving rain.
This is how old books tell it: the dragon’s breath becomes clouds, and the clouds become rain or lightning. In winter it sleeps beneath rivers and ponds, in the first month of spring it rises, and then it thunders, and rain falls.
In China it stands for the beneficence of heaven. The dragons of Europe are mostly winged and breathe fire, while in East Asia the dragon is regarded as a benevolent being, usually without any wings.
“Above all things the dragon in China is a rain-maker.”
A dragon made of many animals
The antlers of the stag, the scales of the carp.
According to old tradition, the dragon is made up of parts of many animals: the antlers of the stag, the scales of the carp, the claws of the eagle and the body of the snake. Learned Chinese books also name whiskers at the mouth and a luminous pearl beneath the chin.
The magnifying glass reveals how finely the design is struck here.
HeadThe head of the dragon
BodyThe body of the snake, in coils
ScalesScales like those of a carp
Enlarged from the pictures in our gallery.
The legend of the Dragon Gate
The carp, which becomes a dragon.
A legend tells of the Yellow River: a carp that swims upstream through the Dragon Gate becomes a dragon.
In China the image stood for passing the civil service examination. On a Yuan dynasty inkstone in the Metropolitan Museum, the grinding surface and the ink well lie between carp and dragon; their diligent use might well decide success.
The phoenix
Dragon and phoenix, emperor and empress.
On a porcelain plate of the Wanli period in the Metropolitan Museum, the five-clawed dragon is the emblem of the emperor. At its side appears the phoenix, which often stands for the empress.
On a wedding robe from the 1930s in the Victoria and Albert Museum, too, dragon and phoenix form the basic pattern, as the male and female elements of marriage. By tradition, the bride was “empress of the day.”
More companions of the dragon
The phoenixThe phoenix often stands for the empress, the dragon for the emperor.
The tigerThe dragon stands for the east, the white tiger for the west.
The pearlIn art, the dragon often chases a pearl, a symbol of wisdom.
The five elementsEarth, wood, metal, fire and water follow one another in a cycle.
The qilinWith the dragon, phoenix and tortoise, one of the four spiritual beings.
The emblem of the emperor
From the waves at the hem to the pearl.
An imperial robe of yellow silk from the Qianlong period, shown at the Palace Museum in Beijing in 2019, follows the usual arrangement from bottom to top: water lines form the waves of the ocean, from them rises Mount Kunlun, and at chest height the five-clawed dragon chases the flaming pearl.
The claws mattered: the five-clawed dragon, long, was distinguished from the four-clawed one, mang, which stood for lower ranks.
“Only the emperor and empress were allowed to wear bright yellow.”
The craft
What sets this piece apart.
Every year the Golden Dragon shows a new design, always on one ounce of gold in Proof and with a mintage of 188 pieces.
- Proof
- The field is polished to a mirror finish, with the design set on it in matte. This makes the dragon stand out clearly against the gleaming background.
Our dragons to scale
Dainty in gold, mighty in silver.
From 1/200 ounce of gold to 5 ounces of silver, side by side to the scale of their dimensions. The piece on this page is marked.
Whatever is available links to its product.
1/200 ounceGold, 14 mmGold14 mm
1 ounceGold, 32.6 mmGold32.6 mm
1 ounceSilver, 40 mmSilver40 mm
2 ouncesGold, 36.6 mmGold36.6 mm
2 ouncesSilver, 50 mmSilver50 mm
3 ouncesSilver, 50 mmSilver50 mm
5 ouncesSilver, 65.25 mmSilver65.25 mm
At a glance
- Type
- Coin
- Metal
- Gold
- Design
- Dragon
- Weight
- 1 ounce fine gold
- Fineness
- 999.9/1,000
- Face value
- 100 Dollars
- Country of issue
- Australia
- Diameter
- 32.6 mm
- Year
- 2022
- Quality
- Proof
- Mintage
- 188 pieces
- Manufacturer
- Perth Mint
- Packaging
- Case
A coiled dragon of jade, made in the Shang dynasty, in the 13th or 12th century BC.
Pendant in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
1 Unze Gold Goldener Drache 2022 PP (Auflage: 188 | Polierte Platte)
- Motiv: Der goldene Drache
- Gesamtauflage: 188 Stück
- Prägequalität: Polierte Platte (PP)
- Material: Gold mit einer Feinheit von 999,9/1.000
- Investitionsziel: Sammlermünze
- Herkunftsland: Australien
- Lieferung: erfolgt in einer Kapsel und in einem Etui
✔ Die Motivseite der Münze
Auf der Motivseite dieser Goldmünze ist ein chinesischer, feuerspeiende Drache zu sehen. Das Fabelwesen hat seinen langen, dünnen Körper so geformt, dass sich vier gleich große Ringe ergeben. Über dem Drachen können Sie das Prägejahr (2022), die Stückelung (1 Unze) und die Feinheit (999,9/1.000) sehen.
✔ Long – der chinesische Drache
Der chinesische Drache wird auch Long genannt. In Märchen wird der Drache oft als Bösewicht dargestellt, der von einem tapferen Ritter gekämpft werden muss, um eine gefangen gehaltene Prinzessin zu befreien. In der chinesischen Kultur nimmt das Fabelwesen jedoch eine ganz andere Rolle ein. Einige chinesische Kaiser behaupteten zum Beispiel, dass sie von Drachen abstammen würden. Sie werden außerdem als Herrscher des Wassers angesehen und gelten als ein Symbol für Glück und Erfolg.
✔ Die Wertseite der Münze
Auf der Wertseite der Münze ist der Nennwert von 100 Dollar sowie das Bildnis der britischen Queen Elizabeth II eingeprägt.
✔ Infos auf einen Blick
- Hersteller: Perth Mint
- Nennwert: 100 Dollar
- Stückelung: 1 Unze
- Prägejahr: 2022
- Gewicht: 31,10 Gramm
- Durchmesser: 32,60 mm
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