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This special presentation coin set combines the end of the Year of the Dragon with the beginning of the Year of the Snake. The set includes two pure silver $10 coins, plus a bonus historic Chinese cash coin about 1000 years old, issued during the Northern Song Dynasty between 960 and 1127 CE. The three coins come presented in a custom mahogany finish display case. This item is exempt from GST/HST.
The 2012 Chinese lunar coin features a fiery dragon, with the clouds and a Chinese character representing its good fortune. The 2013 coin features a coiling snake. The spots on its body form the Chinese character for snake.
Year of the Dragon Coin:
This coin features a four-clawed dragon. The background has a Chinese character for dragon and clouds representing its good fortune. While the Royal Canadian Mint originally planned to produce 588,000 of this coin including a wide distribution in China, only a small fraction of this total mintage
was actually produced.
Year of the Dragon: 2012, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964, 1952, 1940, 1928, 1916.
Year of the Snake Coin: Total mintage for this coin is limited to 18,888
This coin features a unique image of a coiling snake and a contrast of finishes whereby the spots on the snake forms the Chinese character for "snake". Along the coin, edge a familiar Chinese pattern encircles the snake, the word "CANADA," the date "2013," and the face value of "10 dollars".
Year of the Snake: 2013, 2001, 1989, 1977, 1965, 1953, 1941, 1929, 1917.
About the Snake:
People born during the Year of the Snake have a hypnotic beauty and never give themselves totally away. The mysterious Snake is a strategic planner that has everyone guessing its next move. It will keep plotting until it gets what it wants. And when it does, it is not likely to let go. The Snake is a strong individual and is usually destined for great success.
Chinese Cash Coin:
This classic type of cash coin was in use in China for more than 2000 years, and was still in use up to the early 20th century. The four characters on the front of the coin represent the name of the dynasty, the name of the emperor, where the coins was produced and the denomination. An information page is included with this item.
• This is a pure silver item which is GST/HST exempt
Includes:
• Chinese New Year 2012 to 2013 coin set in Pure Silver, Dragon & Snake $10 Coins, plus Bonus Chinese Cash Coin of the Northern Song Dynasty 960-1127 CE