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File:1-oz-SAMOA-2022-Antique-Silver-Coin-Sea-Dragon-bu-obverse.png|'''Samoa, 2022''', 2 Tala, 1 Oz. of .999 Silver, Silver Sea Dragon Coin, Antiqued, a swimming sea dragon, obverse. | |||
File:1-oz-SAMOA-2022-Antique-Silver-Coin-Sea-Dragon-bu-reverse.png|'''Samoa, 2022''', 2 Tala, 1 Oz. of .999 Silver, Silver Sea Dragon Coin, Antiqued, "1 Troy Ounce .999 Fine Silver," the coat of arms of Samoa with the motto "Fa'avae I Le Atua Samoa" ({translation}), reverse. | |||
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== Vanuatu == | == Vanuatu == | ||
Revision as of 09:43, 24 December 2023
Nation or Mint / Nation | Date | Denomination (or No Denomination) | % silver (or other metal) | Weight in troy oz.| Design | Finish, if notable; e.g. antiqued, proof, reverse proof, cast|) | obverse or reverse
Dragon Money
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Historical Dragon Coins
Chinese Yuan, Japanese Yes, Korean Won
Modern Dragon Coins and Bullion
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The Lunar Calendar
The twelve lunar astrological animals, in order.
The Lunar Calendar on Coins and Bullion
Text .. and of these, the Year of the Dragon is always the most popular because not only is is a great Lunar New Yar gift, it is also a historical call-back to the old Dragon Money of China, Japan, and Korea.
Dragon Coins and Bullion by Nation
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FIJI
A bit of history goes here. Many coins of Fiji bear the nation's Coat of Arms: A shield divided quarterly by the Cross of St. George; in the quadrants sugarcane, a coconut palm, a bunch of bananas, and a flying dove of peace bearing an olive branch , charged with a gold lion holding a cacao pod at the top, supported by twin Fijian warriors, one on each side, one armed with a barbed spear, the other with a pineapple club, topped with a canoe as the crest, at the bottom is the nation's motto: "Rerevaka na kalou ka doka na Tui" ("Fear God and honour the King" [1 Peter 2:17]); adopted in 1908 by a British Royal Warrant, it has been the coat of arms of Fiji since that year, having been retained after independence in 1970,
Samoa
Vanuatu
A bit of history goes here. Many coins of Vanuatu bear the nation's Coat of Arms: A Melanesian warrior, armed with a spear, standing before a mountain; behind him a boar's tusk and two leaves of the namele (coconut palm), on the scroll is the Vanuatu National Motto, "Log God Yuni Stanap" ("With God We Stand" equivalent to "In God We Trust"), surrounded by the words Ripablic Blong Vanuatu ("Republic of Vanuatu").