2022 $5 Year of the Tiger 1oz Silver Proof Domed Coin

2022 $5 Lunar Year of the Tiger 1oz Silver Proof Domed Coin.

Celebrating the Year of the Tiger the Royal Australian Mint has released this 2022 $5 Domed Fine Silver Proof Coin.

Chinese New Year is celebrated throughout the world, and coins are considered to be a traditional gift.

Featuring the proud and charming Tiger and the Lunar calendar wheel, this coin is an auspicious collectable or gift.

The Tiger is the third sign in the Chinese Zodiac. According to legend, the order of the animals in the Zodiac were determined by a Great Race, in which the Jade Emperor urged the animals to cross a swift river.The confident Tiger was a likely contender to win, but kept getting swept downstream by the strong currents. Showing the determination and strength synonymous with those born under the sign, the Tiger finally make it a shore after the Rat and the Ox.

The reverse of this 2022 $5 Domed Fine Silver Proof Coin features the Tiger standing on a rocky outcrop, surrounded by pine branches that represent the strength the original 'Charmer'. The obverse bears the Lunar calendar wheel, rotated so that the Tiger is shown at the top, along with the Clark effigy of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

1oz of Silver in a magnificent domed proof finish.

Each coin is presented in a display case with outer box and Certificate of Authenticity.

Denomination :        $5

Quality :                  Proof Domed

Metal :                    Silver

Weight :                  1oz

Diameter :              39.62 mm

Mintage :                7,500

Certificate of Authenticity : Certificate of Authenticity