50 Euros Year of the Buffalo

Part of the long-running Lunar series issued by the Monnaie de Paris, this coin follows the Chinese zodiac calendar in a collaboration format that has become a reliable annual release since the series launched. The Buffalo year — 2021 in the Western calendar — corresponds to the year 4719 in the traditional Chinese reckoning. The Monnaie de Paris has produced Lunar issues in both gold and silver across multiple weight tiers, and the 7.78g specification here aligns with a quarter-troy-ounce standard borrowed directly from bullion coin conventions rather than any French metrical tradition.