China's lunar gold series has been running since 1981, but the addition of selective color application to the smaller-denomination pieces became a consistent feature only in the mid-2000s, produced through a surface enamel process rather than painting. The 2010 Tiger issue marks the fourth Tiger-cycle coin in the series — the People's Bank having issued the first in 1986.
Mintage on these colored fractionals was tightly controlled, typically capped at 8,000 pieces.
China's lunar gold series has been running since 1981, but the addition of selective color application to the smaller-denomination pieces became a consistent feature only in the mid-2000s, produced through a surface enamel process rather than painting. The 2010 Tiger issue marks the fourth Tiger-cycle coin in the series — the People's Bank having issued the first in 1986.
Mintage on these colored fractionals was tightly controlled, typically capped at 8,000 pieces.