Description
The Perth Mint’s silver bullion coin for the Year of the Dog, from its Australian Lunar Series II. Struck in one troy ounce of 99.99% silver, it shows a German Shepherd and its pup lying in the grass in front of Chinese peony flowers, a design by Ing Ing Jong. A 45.60 mm coin with a mintage limited to 300,000, which sold out at the Perth Mint before the end of 2017.
- Consisting of 1 oz 9999 fine silver
- Mintage: 300,000
- Obverse: The Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, AUSTRALIA, the 1 DOLLAR face value and the year 2018
- Reverse: A German Shepherd and its pup among Chinese peonies, the Chinese character for dog, YEAR OF THE DOG, the weight and purity, and the Perth Mint’s “P” mintmark
- Diameter: 45.60 mm






