2 oz Gold Double Dragon 2019 Proof (High Relief | Mintage: 500)
Strictly limited - only 500 pieces worldwide- Proof quality with High Relief dragon design
- Wooden case, capsule and certificate of authenticity
- Exclusive rarity: Strictly limited mintage of only 500 pieces worldwide, a must-have for collectors and connoisseurs
- Masterful minting: High-quality 2 ounce gold coin in Proof quality with an impressive High Relief dragon design
- Valuable complete package: Elegant wooden case, protective capsule and certificate of authenticity from the renowned Perth Mint included
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2 ounces fine gold
It breathes no fire. It brings the rain.
Double Dragon 2019, side with the dragon
Two dragons circle the pearl, surrounded by clouds, in high relief in gold.
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.
DragonOne of the two dragons
PearlThe pearl, symbol of wisdom
CloudsClouds between the dragons
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 pearl
The pearl, chased by the dragon.
In Chinese art, dragons often chase a flaming pearl or hold it fast. The Smithsonian interprets it as a symbol of wisdom.
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 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.
- 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.
- High Relief
- The design rises much higher above the field than on an ordinary strike. For this, the Perth Mint strikes the Double Dragon on an especially thick blank.
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
- Two dragons with a pearl
- Weight
- 2 ounces fine gold
- Fineness
- 999.9/1,000
- Face value
- 200 Dollars
- Country of issue
- Australia
- Diameter
- 36.6 mm
- Year
- 2019
- Quality
- Proof
- Finish
- High Relief
- Mintage
- 500 pieces
- Designer
- Jennifer McKenna
- 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 Gold Double Dragon 2019 PP (High Relief | Auflage: 500)
Limitierte Auflage: 500 Münzen
Etwas ganz Besonderes von der Perth Mint aus Australien. Eine 2 Unzen Goldmünze, in höchster Prägequalität hergestellt und mit einer streng limitierten Auflage von nur 500 Stück weltweit. Diese Münze darf sich kein Sammler entgehen lassen, denn dieses wunderschöne Motiv ist zeitlos und wird nie an Charme verlieren. Mit dieser Münze greift die Perth Mint tief in die chinesische Kultur ein, denn dort steht der Drache für Wohlstand und Stärke sowie für Glück. Die flammende Kugel, die von den zwei Drachen umgeben wird steht für Weisheit, also alles Eigenschaften, die Hand in Hand gehen mit Gold beziehungsweise mit allen Edelmetallen. Die Münze wird in einem edlen Holzetui geliefert und zusätzlich ist die Münze gekapselt. Auch ein Echtheitszertifikat der Perth Mint mit der Seriennummer der Münze wird mitgeliefert. Die Vorgängermünze finden Sie HIER.
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