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Since 2014, each coin in the Shēngxiào Collection has celebrated the lunar animals of the Chinese zodiac in turn.
The Chinese zodiac is a classification scheme that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating 12-year cycle. The 12-year cycle is an approximation to the 11.85-year orbital period of Jupiter.
Identifying this scheme using the generic term "zodiac" reflects several superficial similarities to the Western zodiac. Nevertheless, there are major differences between the two: the animals of the Chinese zodiac are not associated with constellations spanned by the ecliptic plane. The Chinese 12-part cycle corresponds to years, rather than months. The Chinese zodiac is represented by 12 animals, whereas some of the signs in the Western zodiac are not animals, despite the implication of the etymology of the word zodiac.
Obverse
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The fifth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem and drop earrings. ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·F·D·2 POUNDS· |
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Reverse
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Depicts a mother pig and five piglets lying peacefully in the foreground. In the background nestled beside a grove of trees is a comfortable-looking country house with smoke curling from its chimney beneath a crescent moon. YEAR OF THE PIG • 2019 |
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10 Pounds
5th portrait, Five Ounce Silver Proof Coin
Chinese Zodiac
Year of the Pig
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Chinese Zodiac
Year of the Pig