Of all the traditional festivals in the Chinese Culture, the Lunar New Year is the most important. The first day of the New Year symbolizes the beginning of another year and all things start a new chapter. The origin of twelve lunar animals is a mystery. Chinese legend has it that the order of twelve animals in Lunar calendar was decided with a great race across a river.

 

To commemorate the first Year of the Dragon of the new millennium, the Royal Mint has struck a limited issue of gold medal. The Year of Dragon gold medal is the first issue of the Lunar Series. People born in the Year of the Dragon are powerful, kind-hearted, successful, innovative, brave, healthy courageous and enterprising. 

 

The obverse of gold medal depicts an agile dragon chasing after a pearl. The bottom is embossed with “Ruyi” and a bat, which connote fortune and luck. The reverse design features the landmark view of Victoria Harbour from the Peak, with the inscription “Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” in English and Chinese and a blooming Bauhinia, the city’s floral emblem, symbolising Hong Kong’s bright future.

 

Product Highlights: 

．Each medal contains 15.98g of 91.6% pure gold 

．Limited mintage of 10,000 medals worldwide

．The medal is presented in an elegant case, plus a certificate of Authenticity

．Minted by The Royal Mint and guarantees the quality of gold medal