What’s Your Sign? Spectacular Lunar Zodiac Chinese Gold Coins!
The Chinese Zodiac is comprised of twelve animal representations and is traditionally referred to as “Sheng xiao”. The twelve animals represent not only each month of the year, but also each year of a twelve-year cycle. The Chinese Zodiac is not like ours, which assigns itself equivalent constellations. The zodiac symbols are representative of twelve diverse personalities that are found in people. Beginning with the year 1900, assign it to the first animal, then follow with 1901 and assign it to the second animal and so forth. The animals are as follows: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. Once you have assigned a year to all the animals, you can then keep adding the number twelve to the original year, until your birth year falls into one of the animal categories. For example, the Rat years are 1900, 1912, 1924, 1936, etc. The Chinese zodiac signs are popular today and are used in other oriental and occidental cultures.
To honor the Chinese zodiac, Lunar Zodiac Chinese gold coins were released. The first gorgeous, gold lunar zodiac series was started in 1981, with the Rooster, going through 1992 and the round, 8-gram gold proof coins were minted in .917 pure gold. The denomination starts with 250 Yuan, for the first year coins and then 200 Yuan, for the second year, with the rest of years being 150 Yuan. On the reverse of the dazzling 1981 coins is the White Pagoda Baita in Beijing; on the 1982 coins is the Hall of Prayer For Good Harvest, in the Temple of Heaven. The following years of these impressive Chinese gold coins have different places of cultural and religious importance. From 1988-1999, beginning with the Dragon, a round, 1-ounce gold proof of .999 pure gold was released. The denomination is 100 Yuan and on the reverse of the 1988 coin, is the Temple of Heaven, with the State Seal on the remainder of the years’ reverse. In 1988-1999 a 5-ounce and 12-ounce round, gold coin series was also released.
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In 1993-2009, beginning with the Rooster, an astounding, ½-ounce gold proof was minted. The purity of the coin changes, from .917 pure gold in 1993 to .916 pure gold in 1994, 1996 and 2000; .999 pure gold in 1995, 2001 and the following consecutive years. These exquisite Chinese gold coins are of a scalloped shape, resembling a lovely flower. The denomination is 100 Yuan for eight consecutive years and then 200 Yuan for the remainder of the years. On the reverse of the 1993 coin, is the Gate Tower of Xi’an City, while the 1994 coin features the Phoenix Pavilion and 1995 shows the Wan Fu Pavilion. The following years have the images of different, memorable locals. Starting with 2005, a new series began, with the Rooster image originally found on Chinese ancient bronze ware and patterns of cockscomb. The Chinese gold coins of 2006 feature the dog, with the image found originally on the ancient bronze ware—dog-shaped belt hook and patterns of Acalypha hispida. From 1995-2006 there was also a 1-kg scalloped set, which was released.
The Lunar Zodiac set that was minted in 2000 through the present year is quite unique. The ½-ounce .999 proof-like, BU, pure gold is in an eye-catching fan shape, beginning with the Dragon. The fascination with this stunning series is that the full set will form a circle, when it is completed. The denomination is 200 Yuan and the reverse of each coin depicts a different section of the Great Wall. This set was also released in silver to form the outer circle. The following were other series that were minted: 1997-2008 1/10-ounce, round gold coin set; 1998-2009 1/10-ounce, round, gold, colorized coin set; 2002-present year 5-ounce, rectangular, gold coin set and 2007-present year 10-kg, round gold coin set. There are actually 24 sets, in all, of the Zodiac coins, minted in gold, silver and platinum! The China Lunar Zodiac coins are so extraordinarily amazing in their beauty and intricate detailing that each coin is not only reflective of the Chinese culture, but also a true work of collectible art to be cherished! The Chinese gold coins are an excellent gold coin investment.
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