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Year of the Snake 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
The Chinese lunar calendar follows a twelve year cycle and
each year is associated with an animal. The twelve animals of the Chinese lunar calendar
are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
Chinese astrology attributes character traits to each animal, and people are said to share
the traits of the animals associated with the year in which they are born.
This $15 proof sterling silver
coin with a 24K gold overlay, celebrates the Chinese Lunar Year of the
Snake.
Philosophical and strategic, the Snake
possesses a natural charisma that can hypnotize. It is often regarded as
the most enigmatic sign of the Chinese lunar calendar.
Years of the Snake: 1905, 1917, 1929, 1941,
1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001.
The mintage of this coin is
limited to 68,888 pieces.
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