2 oz Silver Dragon and Tiger AF 2021 (Mintage: 888 | Antique Finish)
- Yin and Yang: at the centre
- The dragon Long: for luck and kindness
- The tiger: brave and self-assured
- Yin and YangThe symbol sits in the middle between dragon and tiger
- The dragon LongIt steers the weather and heralds an emperor
- The tigerIn Chinese astrology it also stands for adventure
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2 ounces fine silver
It breathes no fire. It brings the rain.
Dragon and Tiger 2021, side with the dragon
A dragon and a tiger surround the sign of yin and yang with the eight trigrams.
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.
TigerThe tiger
Yin and yangYin and yang with the eight trigrams
HeadThe head of the dragon
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 tiger
The dragon of the east, the tiger of the west.
On a bronze mirror of the Han dynasty in the Metropolitan Museum, the animals of the four directions share the sky: the dragon of the east, the white tiger of the west, the red bird of the south, the tortoise and snake of the north.
A good 2,000 years ago, both were already gleaming in metal: on a mirror of silver and bronze from the Western Han dynasty, tiger and dragon carry a sheen of their own, which points to a special treatment during casting.
More companions of the dragon
The phoenixThe phoenix often stands for the empress, the dragon for the emperor.
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.
- Antique finish
- The surface is toned dark, only the raised areas shine bright. This makes the relief stand out with real depth.
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, 40.69 mmSilver40.69 mm
3 ouncesSilver, 50 mmSilver50 mm
5 ouncesSilver, 65.25 mmSilver65.25 mm
At a glance
- Type
- Coin
- Metal
- Silver
- Design
- Dragon and tiger
- Weight
- 2 ounces fine silver
- Fineness
- 999.9/1,000
- Face value
- 2 Dollars
- Country of issue
- Tuvalu
- Diameter
- 40.69 mm
- Year
- 2021
- Quality
- Antique finish
- Mintage
- 888 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
2 Unze Silber Drache und Tiger AF 2021 ( Auflage: 888 | Antik Finish)
Auflage: Nur 888 Stücke weltweit!
Eine ganz besondere Münze der Perth Mint haben wir für Sie im Angebot, die 2 Unze Silber Drache und Tiger.
Drachen gehören zu den beliebtesten Tiermotiven auf Münzen, da sie Vielseitig sind, zeitlos und mystisch sind.
Drachen haben in der chinesischen Kultur eine sehr große Bedeutung. Der „Long“, wie der Drache in China bezeichnet wird, ist laut der Mythologie, da sie sowohl das Wetter beeinflussen als auch das Auftauchen einer wichtigen Person, eines Kaisers, andeuten. Ebenso symbolisiert der Drache in China zwar auch Reichtum, doch vor allem steht er für Glück, für Güte und Intelligenz. Deshalb ist das chinesische Sternzeichen „Drache“ von besonderer Bedeutung für die Chinesen.
Aber auch der Tiger hat einen sehr hohen Stellenwert in der chinesischen Mythologie und Astrologie. Der Tiger zeichnet sich Mut, Selbstbewusstsein und Abendteuerlust aus. Zwischen den beiden Tieren ist das Symbol für Yin & Yang zu sehen.
Besonderheiten der Silbermünze:
- Kleine Auflage von nur 888 Münzen
- Antik Finish Prägung
- Enthält 2 Unzen Feinsilber 999,9/1.000
- Münze wird in Etui mit Echtheitszertifikat geliefert
- Motivseite: Zeigt einen Drachen und einen Tige
- Rückseite: Zeigt die Queen Elisabeth II
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