The coin is the fifth in a series highlighting the 12 animals in the 12-year Chinese lunar calendar. In Chinese culture, the dog is also the eleventh animal in the zodiac cycle. The coin depicted a dog and a new guilloche background design.
This coin is the UK legal tender, it’s reverse appears the Chinese character for “dog” and the inscription “Year of the Dog”, the year of mintage and the weight and fineness. The observe bears the effigy of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth. The mintage is limited to 8,888 coins.