Chinese Lunar Coins
In 1979, China began minting commemorative modern coins. In 1981, China began minting coins to commemorate the Chinese New Year. Typically the obverse features a historical building while the reverse features the lunar animal reproduced from historical Chinese drawings or paintings.
Here is a chart showing date, mintage, and sizes of all Chinese lunar coins minted since 1982.
Read more about Chinese Lunar Coins: 1981–1992 (1st Lunar Series), The 2nd Series 1988–1999 1 Oz Silver Piedfort, The 3rd Series 1997–2008 1 Oz Silver, The 4th Series 2009–2020 1 Oz Silver, The 1st Scallop Series 1993–2004⅔ Oz Silver, The 1st Scallop Series 1993–2004 ½ Oz Gold, The 2nd Scallop Series 2005–2017 1 Oz Silver, The 2nd Scallop Series 2005–2017 ½ Oz Gold, The 1st Fan Series 2000–2011 1 Oz Silver, The 1st Fan Series 2000–2011 ½ Oz Gold, The 2nd Fan Series 2012–2024 ⅓ Oz Gold, The 2nd Fan Series 2012–2024 1 Oz Silver
Famous quotes containing the words lunar and/or coins:
“A bird half wakened in the lunar noon
Sang halfway through its little inborn tune.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“No Time, spoke the clocks, no God, rang the bells,
I drew the white sheet over the islands
And the coins on my eyelids sang like shells.”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)