The coin’s reverse incorporates a circular panel featuring a sinuous dragon detailed in pure Australian opal. Struck elements include intricate patterning with stylised depictions of hyacinths, said to be lucky flowers for those born in the Year of the Dragon. The design also includes the inscription ‘YEAR OF THE DRAGON’ and the Chinese character for ‘dragon’ together with the 2024 yeardate, the coin’s weight and purity, and a ‘P125’ mintmark signifying The Perth Mint’s 125th anniversary. The coin’s obverse bears the Jody Clark Memorial Obverse of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II within a stylised pattern with the dates of her reign ‘1952-2022’, and the monetary denomination.