2024 $8 Fine Gold Spirit Dragon Coin

Mark 2024 with this $8 fine gold coin featuring the Spirit Dragon, or Shenlong, the benevolent bringer of rains and master of storms. Moving forward across the sky, the dragon’s snake-like body curls away into the distance, as Shenlong brings forth the elements of weather. The dragon’s talons rest on billowing clouds, and with cheeks puffed, Shenlong breathes out a swirling wind; that movement of air is also conveyed by the curling whiskers, eyebrows and horns.

The benevolent rainmaker and master of storms is typically the colour of the blue sky, so it often goes unseen, but on this affordable gold coin, Shenlong strikes a commanding pose that leaves little doubt of its mastery over weather conditions that result in abundance and prosperity.

2024 is the Year of the Dragon, the most powerful and auspicious symbols of the Chinese zodiac. The sole mythical creature in the Chinese Zodiac, the dragon is a symbol of great power and good fortune, of success and strength. People born in the Year of the Dragon are natural leaders known for their tenacity and courage, and under the auspicious influence of the dragon, 2024 brings the promise of progress, positivity and prosperity.  People born in the years 2024, 2012, 2000, 1988,1976, 1964, 1952 and 1940 are all Year of the Dragon.  

Traditionally, “8” is the luckiest number. To attract good luck and fortune, its auspicious number has been incorporated into the mintage (8,888) and the coin’s reverse, where the coiled dragon forms a shape resembling a figure eight. Your golden Spirit Dragon coin comes packaged in a black clamshell case with a red beauty box; the use of red is to attract good luck in 2024, the Year of the Dragon.

As the new King Charles III effigy was not yet ready as the dies for this coin were being completed, the obverse features a posthumous effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with the addition of the double dates of her reign, 1952-2022. The four dots or pearls between the dates are intended to represent the four different effigies of the Queen that have appeared on Canadian coinage.

• Weight: 1/20th ounce of pure gold (1.58 grams)  
• Diameter: 14.1 mm 
• HST/GST exempt   
• Mintage: 8,888

Includes:   
• 2024 $8 Fine Gold Spirit Dragon Coin

Warranty Information:   
This product comes with a 30-day warranty through TSC.