{"product_id":"2016-200-tiger-dragon-yin-yan","title":"2016 $200 Tiger and Dragon Yin and Yang - Pure Gold Coin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach embodying unique strengths, the Tiger and the Dragon are ancient symbols referenced throughout Chinese myth, astronomy, and astrology. This exquisitely designed 99.99% pure gold coin, featuring a square hole pierced through its centre, celebrates the ageless story of these two mythic powers. The Royal Canadian Mint’s first gold holed coin is beautifully designed and engraved using traditional Chinese imagery and motifs on both its reverse and obverse sides.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eThe reverse design by Canadian artist Charles Vinh features the image of a tiger and a dragon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003efacing one another across the coin’s pierced centre. This central square hole is a traditional motif \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eused in Chinese minting to represent the Earth and the national landmass. Above the hole, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003estylized yinyang symbol, created using different finishes, underscores the coin’s central theme of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ebalance. The yinyang symbol is surrounded by elemental flames. On the left side of the image, the \u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eTiger, associated in Chinese tradition with the western compass point, shows its back to the viewer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eas it climbs toward the top of the image. Its face is viewed in profile as it turns its head toward the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eDragon on its right. On the right side of the image, the Dragon, associated with the eastern \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003ecompass point, is presented in profile, facing the Tiger to its left. Its claws are raised and its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003escale-covered body coils sinuously. The obverse design, also by Charles Vinh, features two \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eelaborately carved phoenixes—fittingly associated with the feminine, the Empress, and the Queen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003ewhen juxtaposed with the Dragon featured on the reverse of the coin. The phoenixes flank each \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eside of the central square hole, above which is the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eSusanna Blunt. The effigy is engraved within a smooth polished circle that is detailed on each side \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003ewith stylized scrollwork.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"RCM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40450379317387,"sku":"156944","price":7188.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0333\/7460\/1355\/products\/623932080836.jpg?v=1656514215","url":"https:\/\/cdncoin.com\/en-us\/products\/2016-200-tiger-dragon-yin-yan","provider":"Canadian Coin \u0026 Currency","version":"1.0","type":"link"}