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Year of the Monkey Sterling Silver Coin
Composition: .925 Silver .075
Copper, Cameo - 24-karat gold covered
Edge: Reeded
Weight: 34 grams
Diameter: 40mm; Cameo 17.5mm
Face Value: $15.00
In 1998, the Royal Canadian Mint
inaugurated a remarkable series of sterling silver coins featuring the
animal symbols of Chinese astrology based on the Lunar Calendar. These
symbols roughly approximate the signs of the zodiac in western culture,
however, denote years instead of months. All 12 of the Lunar animals – the
Rat, the Ox, the Tiger, the Rabbit, the Dragon, the Snake, the Horse, the
Sheep, the Monkey, the Rooster, the Dog and the Pig appear in a circular
arrangement around the rim of each coin, with a different animal highlighted
each year in a central octagonal gold-plated cameo.
This year, the clever Monkey takes the
place of honor in its typical stance poised and ready for anything!
The mintage of this coin is
limited to 68,888 pieces.
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