2020 Perth Mint Silver Double Pixiu Coin 1oz

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RELEASE SCHEDULE (of the 600 in total we have):

250 released on Fri Jan 22nd 2021 (ONLINE ONLY)

250 released around 9:00am the following day (ONLINE ONLY)

100 released for in-store IN PERSON ONLY purchases (no phone or email reservations accepted)

The 2020 Perth Mint Double Pixiu 1oz silver coin centre around the Pixiu, a powerful Chinese mythical creature known to serve as a protector of the practitioners of Feng Shui. These creatures, often incorrectly categorised as a chimera, are symbols of wealth. In Chinese culture, the creatures are accurately identified as having a lions body with wings on its back.

Coin Highlights:

• Limited mintage of only 50,000
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .9999 pure silver in BU condition.
• Bears a face value of $1 (AUD) backed by the federal government of Australia.
• On the obverse is Queen Elizabeth II.

The design featured on the reverse comes from Ing Ing Jong. Ms. Jong was first hired by the Perth Mint in 2011 as an apprentice designer and quickly showcased her talents with the mint. Beginning in 2013 with the Year of the Snake, she made annual, impressive contributions to the Perth Mint Lunar Series II collection of both silver and gold coins.

The reverse features two Pixiu facing one another. The pair sits atop a mound of coins with an oriental border theme around the top half of the coins design field. Though not visible to the naked eye, this side of the coin has a security feature that is micro-laser engraved into the design field. This single letter is visible under magnifying glass only.

On the obverse is an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. The latest effigy in use on Australian coins, this bust of the Queen is adapted from the Jody Clark design debuted by the Royal Mint of England in 2016. The image shows the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem Crown with her neckline and shoulders visible, a first on Australian coins since 1966.