Lunar Year of the Rooster 2017 1oz Gold – Royal Mint
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Gold 1oz Lunar Year of the Rooster 2017 - UK Royal Mint
This one ounce coin is struck in fine silver to Proof standard. The Rooster is next in line of The Royal Mint’s series of lunar coins brought to life by artist Wuon-Gean Ho, following her designs for the Year of the Horse, Year of the Sheep and Year of the Monkey. The ten flowers in the foreground are Marsh Daisies (or sea-thrift). In Chinese culture the number ten is believed to symbolise perfection.
Each mintage also incorporates the number eight, believed to be lucky in Chinese culture.
Rooster Years - 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017
Year of the Rooster
The Year of the Rooster officially starts on 28th January, 2017. Those born during the year are thought to have certain attributes, including being confident, hardworking, honest and enjoy taking pride in their appearance.
The coins have a mintage figure of 8,888. The number 8 is thought to be lucky in Chinese culture.
Obverse
The fifth definitive UK coin portrait of Queen Elizabeth II features on the obverse of the coin. It was designed by Royal Mint engraver, Jody Clark, the initials JC are below the truncation. This portrait was launched in March 2015. These coins have a face value of one hundred pounds and feature the inscription:
ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·F·D·100 POUNDS·
Reverse
The reverse was designed by Wuon-Gean Ho, a British Chinese artist. The design is both inspired by UK and Chinese culture. It features a Marsh Daisy rooster, standing amongst ten Marsh Daisies. The Marsh Daisy Rooster originates from Lancashire and is one of Britain's endangered poultry breeds. The ten flowers represent the rooster being the tenth animal in the lunar cycle. The number ten is also thought to be particularly lucky.
Weight:
31.1 grams
Diameter:
32.69mm
Purity:
999,9%
Tamper Proof Packing:
0
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