Dragon Rectangular Coin
Australia | |
| Value | 1.00 Australian dollar (Silver, face value) 100 (Gold) Australian dollar (Gold, face value) |
|---|---|
| Mass | 31.103 g (1.00 troy oz) |
| Diameter | 27.6 (Silver) mm (1.08 in) |
| Edge | Flat |
| Composition | 99.9999% Ag 99.9999% Au |
| Years of minting | 2018-present |
| Obverse | |
| File:2019 Silver Dragon Rectangular Coins - Obverse and Reverse.jpg | |
| Design | Bust of Queen Elizabeth II |
| Designer | Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Design date | 2018 |
| Reverse | |
| Design | Chinese dragon with flaming pearl |
The Dragon Rectangular Coin is a bullion coin minted by the Perth Mint since 2018. Resembling a cross between conventional gold and silver coins and gold and silver bars, the silver coin has a face value of one Australian dollar, while the gold version has a face value of one hundred Australian dollars.[1] In line with other bullion coins, both versions are .9999 fine, and weigh exactly one troy ounce.
References
- ^ "Perth Mint launches The Dragon – its first Australian rectangular bullion coins". AgAuNews. Retrieved 27 June 2019.