In 2012 to celebrate the Lunar Year of the Dragon, the New Zealand Mint released a very special Limited Issue Lunar Dragon $2 Two Dollar Silver Coin struck in solid fine .999 Silver weighing one-half ounce of pure Silver.
The reverse depicts the Lunar Chinese Dragon holding a Pearl while the obverse is the stunning portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley. In Chinese mythology, the Dragon is often shown carrying a pearl to represent its great wisdom, hence the term Pearls of Wisdom.
Limited Mintage of 5,000 Worldwide
Finished to New Zealand Mint's Proof Quality
Struck in Solid Fine .999 Silver Weighing One Half of an Ounce of Pure Silver
