10 000 Yuan Year of the Goat

China's kilogram gold lunar coins have been issued annually since 1981, but the 2003 Goat issue falls within a period when the People's Bank of China was still determining mintage discipline for the kilogram format. Authorized mintages for these pieces were set at 188 — a number chosen in part for its auspicious resonance in Chinese numerology, where 8 is strongly associated with prosperity.