Plain The Lunar Calendar Series gold bars are issued in distinctive CertiPAMP packaging and quality envelope-like sleeves, which emulates the Chinese red packets traditions during the New Year festivities. The year of issue is indicated on the assay ca
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Obverse description
Obverse feature the Azure Dragon swirling among the clouds, with the Chinese character on the bottom left.
Obverse lettering
龍 (Translation: 龍=Dragon)
Obverse script
Chinese
Reverse description
The reverse depicts each of the twelve animals of the lunar cycle as a large star encircling the new moon. Throughout the day, a two-hour window of potency is allotted to each animal, and the dragon, which places fifth clockwise, is at its most powerful between the hours of 7AM and 9AM. Its zenith is marked with Chinese characters that translate as 8AM
