1 oz Silver China Dragon 2025
- High relief: dragon brought to life
- China Mint: renowned mint
- Legal tender: face value 10 yuan
- High reliefScales, claws and whiskers finely detailed
- China MintBrilliant Uncirculated quality in fine silver, 999/1,000 fineness
- Legal tenderOfficially issued by China and state-guaranteed
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It breathes no fire. It brings the rain.
Dragon from China 2025, side with the dragon
A dragon winds its way vertically through the clouds. On the other side stands the Great Wall with its watchtowers.
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.
CloudsThe dragon in the clouds
HeadThe head of the dragon
Great WallThe Great Wall with its watchtowers
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.”
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.
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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
- Silver
- Design
- Dragon in the clouds, Great Wall
- Weight
- 1 ounce fine silver
- Fineness
- 999/1,000
- Face value
- 10 Yuan
- Country of issue
- People’s Republic of China
- Year
- 2025
- Quality
- Brilliant uncirculated
- Manufacturer
- China Mint
- Packaging
- Capsule
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
China Dragon 2025 - Majestic Silver Coin with Mythological Radiance
The 1 ounce silver China Dragon 2025 combines traditional Chinese symbolism with a modern investment character. As part of the sought-after silver coins from the Middle Kingdom, this new issue impresses with its exceptional minting quality and timeless elegance.
Impressive Design with Cultural Significance
The obverse of the coin shows a majestic Chinese dragon in all its splendor. The mythical creature was designed with extraordinary attention to detail - from the scaled body to the distinctive claws and the characteristic whiskers. Surrounded by stylized clouds and a fine ray pattern, a dynamic composition unfolds that appears particularly three-dimensional thanks to the high relief.
The reverse features an artfully designed depiction of the Great Wall of China, winding picturesquely through a mountain landscape. This iconic image is complemented by the year of issue 2025 and Chinese characters.
Perfect Combination of Collector's Value and Inflation Hedge
With a fine silver content of 999/1,000 and a weight of 31.10 grams, this coin meets the highest quality standards. As an official means of payment with a face value of 10 Yuan, it also offers state-backed guarantee.
The dragon as a symbol of luck, power and prosperity makes this coin a particularly meaningful investment in physical silver.
Advantages of This Silver Coin at a Glance:
- Outstanding minting quality from the renowned China Mint
- Limited mintage increases collector potential
- Ideal crisis protection thanks to high purity
- Tax-free sale after a holding period of one year
- Safe storage thanks to high-quality coin capsule
An Investment with Future Prospects
The rising industrial demand for silver, particularly in future technologies such as electronics and solar energy, makes this coin a promising investment. Combined with the artistic value and cultural significance of the dragon motif, it offers interesting prospects for both collectors and strategic investors alike.
The Brilliant Uncirculated quality and secure packaging in a coin capsule ensure optimal value preservation. With a diameter of 38.00 mm, the coin presents itself in a classic, internationally established format.
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