2022 Year of the Tiger 10kg .9999 Silver Bullion Coin – Lunar Series III – 10 Kilos
This magnificent 10 kilo silver coin celebrates the Year of the Tiger, the third of twelve animals associated with the ancient Chinese lunar calendar.
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.
A maximum of 100 10 kilo coins will be produced on a mint-to-order basis. Production will close at the end of 2022, when the coin’s mintage will be declared.
Meticulously struck from 99.99% pure silver, the coin is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.
DESIGN
Each coin’s reverse portrays a tiger cub following its proud and protective parent across a rocky terrain featuring ferns and bamboo. Included in the design is the Chinese character for ‘tiger’, the inscription ‘TIGER 2022’ and the Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark.
The obverse of the coin depicts the Jody Clark effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the weight and fineness, and the monetary denomination.
PRESENTATION
The coin is presented in a protective acrylic capsule
Technical Specifications
| Silver Content | (Troy oz) | 322.51 |
| Fineness | (% purity) | 99.99 |
| Minimum Gross Weight | (g) | 10,001.00 |
| Monetary Denomination | (AUD) | 300.00 |
| Maximum Diameter | (mm) | 221.00 |
| Maximum Thickness | (mm) | 34.81 |
| Designer | Jennifer McKenna |
ABOUT THE PERTH MINT
Established on 20 June 1899, two years before Australia’s Federation in 1901, The Perth Mint was the last of three Australian colonial branches of the United Kingdom ‘s Royal Mint (after the now-defunct Sydney Mint and Melbourne Mint) intended to refine gold from the gold rushes and to mint gold sovereigns and half-sovereigns for the British Empire. Swan Bullion Company is proud to be an authorised distributor for The Perth Mint’s bullion and numismatic products. We carry a large selection of both bullion and numismatic coins from The Perth Mint. View our entire range of The Perth Mint products.
