50 Yuan Year of the Horse

China's Lunar Series silver kilo — well, half-kilo — issues have been produced annually since the 1980s, but the 2014 Horse remains among the more actively traded in the secondary market, driven partly by the horse's cultural status in the Chinese zodiac as a symbol of speed and independent spirit. The mintage ceiling on these large-format issues is controlled tightly by the People's Bank, though precise certified mintage figures for this specific denomination are rarely published in official releases.