Year of the Rabbit 50€ 1/4 Oz Gold Proof Coin - Monnaie Paris 2023
The Chinese Calendar series presents a new animal every year. 2023: Year of the rabbit.
The rabbit is the fourth animal in the Chinese zodiac. In the Chinese culture, the rabbit is known to be the luckiest out of all the twelve animals. It symbolizes mercy, elegance, and beauty. People who are born in the year of the rabbit are calm and peaceful.
Surrounded by a circle of traditional Chinese patterns, a Rabbit is featured in the center of the coin. He goes through the coin using the door displayed on the reverse. The ideogram of the Rabbit appears on the left ofits representation and was calligraphed by a famous artist, Xian Ying Hong. They eardate and the inscription "Year of the Rabbit " appear at the bottom, in the extern circle.
The reverse shows all the animals of the Chinese zodiac. They are all featured on a screen surrounding a traditional Chinese templedoor. From 2018 to 2029 a complete cycle of the Chinese zodiac will be composed. Each of these twelve years therefore features an animal from this calendar. The face value is visible at the top left and the “RF” mention is on the door.
Year of the Rabbit 50€ 1/4 Oz Gold Proof Coin - Monnaie Paris 2023
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Diameter 22 mm Metal GOLD 999% Weight 7.78 g Qualité Proof Mintage 888 Millésime 2023 Valeur faciale 50€