The Perth Mint has released a $1 1oz 99.99% pure silver proof coin featuring the Chinese dragon in a unique rectangular format.

Depicted as serpentine-shaped creatures with piercing eyes, horns, whiskers, scales and sharp claws, mythological dragons have been part of Chinese culture for thousands of years.

The coin’s reverse depicts a striking image of a Chinese dragon with a tightly curled body.

• Rectangle Shaped 1oz Silver
• Encapsulated & Cased
• Mintage 3888
• Proof (FDC)