2022 Australia Perth Lunar Year of the Tiger 1/2 oz Silver Proof

2022 Silver 1/2oz Australia Perth Lunar Tiger Proof

BOLD is very pleased to present this third Lunar Year release of Australia's Perth Lunar Series III. Entering into this year's Lunar Tiger offering, global collectors have already voiced their overwhelming approval of the direction Perth chose when introducing Series III during the 2020 lunar cycle. And judging from this 2022 Silver 1/2oz Australia Perth Lunar Tiger Proof design, Perth continues on this winning track!

Highlights

• 2022 Silver 1/2oz Australia Perth Lunar Tiger Proof.
• Third annual release in The Perth Mint's Lunar Series III.
• This Silver coin Contains 1/2 oz of .9999 fine silver proof quality.
• Limited mintage of 5,000 maximum coins, out of which no more than 4,000 released in this special packaging edition for worldwide distribution!
• Presentation: Each coin is presented in a classic display case with a magnetic lid. The case is packaged in an illustrated shipper. A numbered Certificate of Authenticity is also included. The shippers of future animals in the Lunar Series III will, when arrayed together, form a diorama depicting the ancient myth of The Great Race, which tells how the zodiac came into being.
• Obverse: depicts the Jody Clark effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the coin's weight and purity, and the (AU) face value.
• Reverse: features a delightful scene depicting an adult tiger and its cub following close behind over rocky terrain. Inscriptions include the Chinese character for Year of the Tiger, and "TIGER 2022." The P Perth mintmark is at the left rim.
• Sovereign coin backed by the Australian government.

2022 Lunar Year of the Tiger

Each year since 1995, The Perth Mint has proudly offered a distinctive new design celebrating the current year's animal that represents one of the 12 animals of the ancient Chinese lunar calendar. For 2022 we celebrate the third animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac, the Year of the Tiger.

As noted by the mint, "Those born under the sign of the Chinese lunar tiger in 2022, 2010, 1998, 1986, 1974 and each 12th preceding year are said to be natural leaders blessed with courage, charm and confidence"

Delightful Design

As legal tender offerings by Australia, the obverse for the series depicts the Jody Clark effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Inscriptions include, "ELIZABETH II . AUSTRALIA along with the coin's 1/2 oz weight and 9999 purity, and the (AU) 50 CENTS face value.

The reverse of this 2022 Silver 1/2oz Australia Perth Lunar Tiger Proof coin features a delightful scene depicting an adult tiger and its young cub closely following behind. The rocky terrain allows the cub to learn how to navigate through difficult paths while safely keeping close to its parent's lead. The terrain also displays ferns and bamboo along the way. Inscriptions include the Chinese character for Year of the Tiger and "TIGER 2022." The iconic P Perth mintmark is at the left rim. The overall design is continues the wonderful theme featuring an adult and its young interacting!