2 oz Silver Dragon and Qilin 2022 AF Mythical Creatures (Mintage: 888 | Antique Finish)
Only 888 pieces worldwide, with certificate of authenticity- Antique finish with dragon and Qilin design
- Perfect for collectors, 2 ounces of pure silver
- Exclusive Limited Edition: Strictly limited to only 888 pieces worldwide, including certificate
- Mythological Elegance: Unique antique finish with the majestic dragon and Qilin design
- Investment & Collector's Passion: Valuable 2 oz silver coin, ideal for collectors and connoisseurs
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2 ounces fine silver
It breathes no fire. It brings the rain.
Dragon and Qilin 2022, side with the dragon
A dragon and a qilin in color 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.
QilinThe qilin
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 qilin
One of the four spiritual beings.
The Book of Rites counts the dragon, together with the qilin, the phoenix and the tortoise, among the “four ling,” the four spiritual beings.
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 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 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.
- Colored
- Color sets individual parts of the design apart from the silver.
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, 40.6 mmSilver40.6 mm
3 ouncesSilver, 50 mmSilver50 mm
5 ouncesSilver, 65.25 mmSilver65.25 mm
At a glance
- Type
- Coin
- Metal
- Silver
- Design
- Dragon and qilin
- Weight
- 2 ounces fine silver
- Fineness
- 999.9/1,000
- Face value
- 2 Dollars
- Country of issue
- Tuvalu
- Diameter
- 40.6 mm
- Year
- 2022
- Quality
- Antique finish
- Finish
- colored
- 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 Qilin 2022 AF Fabelwesen (Auflage: 888 | Antik Finish)
- Auf 888 Stück weltweit begrenzt!
- Besonderheit: Antik Finish
- Motiv: Der Drache und der Qilin
- Material: Silber mit einer Feinheit von 999,9/1.000
- Investitionsziel: Sammlermünze
- Sicherheit: Lieferung erfolgt einer Box und inklusive Zertifikat
✔ Der Drache und der Qilin – Wundertiere
In der chinesischen Mythologie werden die chinesischen Drachen, auch Lóng genannt, als Gottheiten angesehen und gelten als Herrscher des Wassers. Die Wintermonate verbringen sie in Flüssen und Seen, bis sie dann im Frühjahr durch die Lüfte fliegen. Denn das ist die Zeit, in der es in China am häufigsten zu heftigen Regenfällen kommt. Der chinesische Drache nimmt auf dem Motiv der Vorderseite dieser Silbermünze eine gelbe Farbe an. Das Fabeltier ist mit fischartigen Schuppen, roten Zacken und grauen Hörnern ausgestattet, die an das Geweih eines Hirsches erinnern.
Rechts neben dem Drachen ist ein Qilin eingeprägt. Das Qilin gehört ebenfalls zu den chinesischen Fabeltieren und ähnelt in seinem Aussehen dem Drachen. Beide Fabeltiere wurden hier gelb koloriert. Im Gegensatz zu dem Drachen, hat das Qilin pferdeartige Hufen. Aus diesem Grund wird das Qlin auch chinesisches Einhorn genannt. Es heißt, das Fabelwesen erscheint immer dann, wenn ein Weiser stirbt oder geboren wird.
Der Drache und das Qilin gehören, gemeinsam mit dem Phönix und der Schildkröte, zu den vier Wundertieren aus der chinesischen Mythologie. Die Bezeichnung für diese Wundertiere lautet siling.
✔ Queen Elizabeth II
Das Motiv der Rückseite der Münze ist das Porträt der britischen Queen Elizabeth II. Zudem finden Sie auf der Rückseite auch das Prägejahr der Münze (2022), den Nennwert (2 Dollar) und die Feinheit (999,9/1.000).
✔ Informationen auf einen Blick
- Hersteller: Perth Mint
- Nennwert: 2 Dollar
- Serie: Chinesische Fabelwesen
- Stückelung: 2 Unze
- Durchmesser: 40,60 mm
- Prägejahr: 2022
- Gewicht: 62,21 Gramm
✔ Informationen zum Schluss
Bei Fragen zu dieser limitierten Silbermünze zögern Sie nicht uns zu kontaktieren.
Weitere Münzen zum Thema chinesische Fabeltiere finden Sie in unserem Sortiment.
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