The Singapore Mint began production of their lunar
coin series in 1984. The series ran through 1995. The Chinese
Lunar Calendar runs in twelve year cycles and names each of the
twelve years after an animal. Legend has it that the Lord Buddha
summoned all the animals to come to him before he departed from
earth. Only twelve came to bid him farewell and as a reward he
named a year after each one in the order they arrived. The Chinese
believe the animal ruling the year in which a person is born
has a profound influence on personality, saying: "This is
the animal that hides in your heart."
The coins were
minted in pure .999 fine gold and are available in 1/20, 1/10,
1/4, 1/2, and 1 ounce sizes. Mintages were very low for the Singapore
Lunar Gold Coin Series (see chart below). Many of these coins
have been put into jewelry over the years leaving few mint condition
specimens for collectors. All of our Singapore Lunar gold coins
are in choice, mint condition with most of them in their original
packaging.
Platinum and Silver
lunar year coins with the same design were also produced.
River City Coins
& Jewelry also stocks a large selection of 14K gold bezels
if you wish to make your coin into a piece of jewelry. (See below)
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Shipping and insurance charges
are added to all orders at checkout and are based on the total
amount of your order from our site (see chart below). Rates quoted
are for shipment to U. S. addresses only. International orders
are not accepted. In many cases, we may have only one of any
specific coin so please do not order more than one of each without
checking with us first. To inquire of quantity available or if
you have other questions, please phone 573-334-1108 or email
Rvrcoins@swbell.net |
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