China's lunar gold series has been running since 1981, making the 2007 Year of the Pig the completion of the second full twelve-year cycle. The 155.55g weight corresponds to exactly five troy ounces — a format the People's Bank of China introduced to target institutional and high-net-worth collectors rather than the retail bullion market.
Mintages on the five-ounce lunar issues from this period were tightly controlled, typically in the low hundreds.
China's lunar gold series has been running since 1981, making the 2007 Year of the Pig the completion of the second full twelve-year cycle. The 155.55g weight corresponds to exactly five troy ounces — a format the People's Bank of China introduced to target institutional and high-net-worth collectors rather than the retail bullion market.
Mintages on the five-ounce lunar issues from this period were tightly controlled, typically in the low hundreds.