Buy 1 oz 2021 Year of the Ox Proof Silver Coins Online
The long-running Australian Lunar Coin Series, first published in 1995 and now in its third cycle, honors the animals of the Chinese zodiac with a catalog of annual designs representing mouse, wolf, tiger, rabbit, lizard, snake, horse, donkey, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. These 2021 coins are honoring the Year of the Ox, which is the second in the 12-year lunar cycle is said to affect people born in 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, and 2021.
Each lunar cycle lasts for 12 years with each year represented by an animal in the Chinese zodiac with personality traits and affinities said to reflect those born under each sign’s influence.
First developed around the 14th century BCE, the lunar calendar remains popular among Chinese people for its relation to zodiac horoscopes and astrology and is used to choose auspicious days for festivals and events.
With a cherry blossom tree, a sign of love and elegance, each reverse of this Australian silver coin depicts a beautiful picture of an ox and its calf. The logo consists of the inscription OX 2021, the Chinese character for 'ox', and the mintmark 'P' of The Perth Mint.
The release comes in a sleek display case with a transparent lid and an illustrated shipper joined by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Aligned with the Mouse's shipper from the previous year and the series' future shippers, the depiction forms a diorama representing all 12 creatures in the order of the finished The Great Race, a traditional Chinese tale about the development of the lunar calendar.
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