2022 1oz Australia Chinese Myths and Legends - Phoenix .9999 Silver Red and Gold Coloured BU Coin ( In Card)
**A LPM International Exclusive** **Product Description** Continuing on from the Dragon Phoenix release in 2017, the 2022 release in the Chinese Myths and Legends series features one of the most auspicious animals in Chinese culture, the phoenix. An ancient symbol of honesty benevolence and knowledge, the mythical phoenix’s rare appearances were believed to herald forthcoming happiness, harmony and prosperity. An immortal creature, it is traditionally portrayed as a fusion of several other birds – including the head of a pheasant, the body of a mandarin duck, the tail of a peacock, the beak of a parrot and the wings of a swallow. **Product Features** - Release format available in both BU and 2 Coloured BU finish in Red and Gold coloured and Vivid Coloured - Each coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 1oz of 99.99% pure silver and issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965. - No more than 1,000 of the Phoenix 1oz Red and Gold Coloured Silver BU Coin ( in Card) will be released - The coin’s reverse portrays a phoenix in vivid red and gold. In its beak is the flower of a paulownia tree, said to be the only species on which the phoenix will perch. Also included in the design are stylised representations of clouds, symbols of abundance and good fortune, as well as The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark. - The Jody Clark effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II features on the obverse of the coin together with its weight, purity, monetary denomination, and year-date.