In 1981, China began minting coins to commemorate the Chinese New Year. The Chinese lunar series consist of gold, silver and platinum coins, in a variety...

accessories, and paintings and Chinese lunar coins. The coins depict zodiac animals, inspired the Canadian Silver Maple Leaf coins, as well as varieties from...

Lunar or Shēngxiào (生肖) coin series is a collection of British coins issued by the Royal Mint, featuring the Chinese zodiac in celebration of Chinese...

buildings, sometimes incorporating cash coins into the flow of this supposed qi. Cash coins are category of ancient Chinese coinage which are typically round...

Rat and other zodiacal animals are also a popular motif on Chinese lunar coins and other coin series minted by various countries and also on various internationally...

each other. Chinese lunar coins Economy of China List of Chinese cash coins by inscription List of renminbi exchange rates Tibetan coins and currency...

Australian Gold Nugget British Sovereign coin Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Austrian Philharmonic Krugerrand Chinese lunar coins Gold as an investment Silver as an...

shed coins when shaken. On Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese will cut some pine branches and put the branches in vase. Then they will tie copper coins, shoe-shaped...

commemorative coins into circulation. Numismatics portal Money portal Chinese lunar coins Commemorative banknote €2 commemorative coins Coin collecting Euro...

red packet, lai see (Chinese: 利是; Cantonese Yale: laih sih), hongbao or ang pau (traditional Chinese: 紅包; simplified Chinese: 红包; pinyin: hóngbāo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī:...

mainland China still prefer calling it Lunar [New] Year. 'Chinese New Year' is a popular and convenient translation for people of non-Chinese cultural...

coins should not be mistaken for the Australian Lunar Gold Bullion coins. Both coins are minted by Perth Mint and have .9999 purity, but Lunar coins use...

Bullion coins are government-minted, legal tender coins made of precious metals, such as gold, palladium, platinum, rhodium, and silver. They are kept...

background of Chinese culture] (in Chinese), Hong Kong: 商務印書館 (Commercial Press), p. 345, ISBN 962-07-1846-1 CCT3564: 2012 7.5 oz silver lunar dragon 9 sons...

A lunar deity is a deity who represents the Moon, or an aspect of it. Lunar deities and Moon worship can be found throughout most of recorded history...

English and Chinese characters, which read "Hong Kong Five Dollars". The $1 and 50¢ coins have simple milled edges. The $2 and 20¢ coins have scalloped...

the Moon have synchronized the Moon's orbital period (lunar month) with its rotation period (lunar day) at 29.5 Earth days, causing the same side of the...

British Chinese Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2 November 2017. Oliver, Dan (5 February 2016). "Behind the design: The 2016 Lunar Year of the Monkey UK coins"....

A Chinese candy box (全盒, or chuen hup/zan hup) is a traditional box used during Chinese New Year for storing candy and other edible goods. Its existence...

The list of coin hoards in China (traditional Chinese: 中國錢幣窖藏清單; simplified Chinese: 中国钱币窖藏列表; pinyin: zhōng guó qián bì jiào cáng liè biǎo) lists significant...

presentation on September 3, 2021. China's second lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which was launched in 2010 is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution...

British five pound (£5) coin is a commemorative denomination of sterling coinage. As of October 2022, the obverse of new coins feature the profile of King...

In many cultures, coins are used as votive offerings, usually through the act of throwing coins at or in specific objects such as rivers, lakes, ponds...

landed on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, and...

bullion coins American Gold Eagle proof coins British Gold Britannia coins (from 2013) British The Queen's Beasts (coin) British gold Shēngxiào Lunar Series...

through generations. Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, celebrates the beginning of a new year according to the Chinese calendar. During this...

Publications, Iola, WI), numerous commemorative coins (featuring U.S. Presidents, dinosaurs, Chinese Lunar-Zodiac animals, etc.) in denominations ranging...

narrowly beating the dog. In Chinese mythology and culture, the tiger is one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. In Chinese art, the tiger is depicted...

of production. Canadian coins have medallic orientation, like British or euro coins, and unlike U.S. coins, which have coin orientation. The 50¢ piece...

Maple Leaf coins were issued with a privy mark to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the RCM Maple Leaf Program. In the following year, the coins featured...