200 Yuan Year of the Goat

China's lunar gold series has been issued annually since 1981, making the Goat the eleventh animal in the second full cycle. The People's Bank of China tightly controls mintages on these issues, and the half-ounce gold denominations consistently sell out through authorized distributors faster than the larger kilo pieces — a pattern that has held across multiple cycles and makes mid-tier weights the hardest to source after initial release.