
With such a limited mintage and high production standard, these coins are a welcomed addition to any stack.Įach coin comes contained in a mint-issued, protective coin capsule. The effigy is encapsulated by a ring containing information about the weight, purity, face value, and year of issue. The artist’s rendering if once again brought to life with Perth’s exceptional minting techniques and standards. In Chinese culture, the creatures are accurately identified as having a lions body. These creatures, often incorrectly categorised as a chimera, are symbols of wealth. The obverse holds Jody Clarke’s modern effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. The 2020 Perth Mint Double Pixiu 1oz silver coin centre around the Pixiu, a powerful Chinese mythical creature known to serve as a protector of the practitioners of Feng Shui. The detailing is enhanced with an oriental border which features in only the coin’s upper half. Tasteful texturing is applied to convey the power and dominance of domain of the Pixiu as they sit atop a pile of pure gold coins, with a crystal orb in one’s paw, and a baby Pixiu in the others. The reverse side, designed by famed artist, Ing Ing Jong, depicts two Pixiu, with remarkable attention to detail. 1 oz Gold Perth Mint Guardian Lions Double Pixiu Coin 2021 1 oz Platinum Perth Mint Lunar Ox Coin 2021 CAD 1,436.89 1/2 oz Silver Perth Mint Lunar Ox (. These beautifully designed, limited edition coins are available to you at the lowest price over spot! The ancient creature is celebrated for the fact that it could store all the gold, silver, and jewels that one could imagine thus, it became a bastion of security, preservation, and the storage of wealth! 2020 Australian 1 Ounce Silver Guardian Lion Double Pixiu(Bu) This coin is exquisite and in absolutely pristine condition. The Pixui, also known as the Chimera, is a mythical creature revered in Chinese lore.ĭepicted as a powerful winged dragon with the lower half of a lion, the Pixiu is known as the preserver, container, and storer of wealth.

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Pixiu ( 貔貅 píxiū P'i-hsiu), is a Chinese mythical hybrid creature, commonly (but incorrectly) referred to in the West by the Greek word "chimera", and considered a powerful protector of practitioners of Feng Shui.

The female is essentially identical, but has a cub under the left paw, representing the cycle of life. The lions are always presented in pairs, a manifestation of yin and yang, the female representing yin and the male yang.The male lion has its right front paw on a type of cloth ball simply called an " embroidered ball" (绣球 xiù qiú), which is sometimes carved with a geometric pattern. Typically made of stone, they are also known as stone lionsor shishi. I think those look like Chinese guardian lions, not Pixiu? Pixius don't come with balls under their paws, but they do have antlers and wings.Ĭhinese or Imperial guardian lions are a traditional Chinese architectural ornament.
