2 oz Gold Dragon & Phoenix 2017 Proof (Mintage: 500 | High Relief)
Strictly limited to 500 pieces worldwide with certificate of authenticity- High Relief & Proof for exceptional depth of detail
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2 ounces fine gold
It breathes no fire. It brings the rain.
Dragon and Phoenix 2017, side with the dragon
A dragon and a phoenix circle a pearl, 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.
PearlThe pearl, symbol of wisdom
PhoenixThe phoenix
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 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 pearlIn art, the dragon often chases a pearl, a symbol of wisdom.
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. Light and shadow become deeper as a result.
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.
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
- Dragon and phoenix around a pearl
- Weight
- 2 ounces fine gold
- Fineness
- 999.9/1,000
- Face value
- 200 Dollars
- Country of issue
- Australia
- Year
- 2017
- Quality
- Proof
- Finish
- High Relief
- Mintage
- 500 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
Extrem kleine Auflage: 500 Münzen weltweit!
Die 2 Unze Australian Gold Drache und Phönix 2017 wird in der höchsten Prägequalität als “Polierte Platte” und als im “Hoch Relief-Verfahren” geprägt. Die Münze wird in der originalen Münzkapsel der Perth Mint und der originalen Sammlerbox inklusive aufwendiger Umverpackung geliefert. Die 2 Unze Gold Dragon & Phoenix 2017 PP (High Relief) hat jeweils ein nummeriertes Echtheitszertifikat beiliegend. Durch die extrem kleine Auflage und die enorm hohe Nachfrage wir die Münze in wenigen Tagen weltweit ausverkauft sein.
Auflage: 500 Münzen
Prägequalität: Polierte Platte
Prägung: High Relief (Hochrelief; stark erhöht)
Münzrand: Geriffelt
Verpackung: Münzkapsel
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