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 138,888 coins.