10 oz 2022 Australian Lunar Year of the Tiger Gold Coin | Perth Mint

The Chinese Lunar Calendar follows a 12-year cycle featuring 12 animals including the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. Each year is represented in succession by one of these animals and the traits that they are thought to embody. As the Year of the Tiger, 2022 is a year of strength, exorcising evils, and braveness.

Highlights

• Individual coins ship in coin capsule
• Consisting of 10 oz 9999 Fine Gold
• Obverse: Features the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Jody Clark along with the metal weight, purity, legal tender value, and country of issue.
• Reverse: Features a depiction of a majestic tiger gazing across the landscape atop a rock, showing its teeth along with the inscription “TIGER 2022” and the Chinese character for tiger.
• This coin is the third annual release from the Australian Lunar Series III

The Perth Mint opened in 1899 as the British Royal Mint’s 3rd branch in Australia. The historical Hay Street location handled gold refining until moving to a modern facility in April 1990. Ownership of the mint was transferred to the Government of Western Australia in July of 1970.