Item:
2011 One Dollar Coin - Year Of The Rabbit - UNC Coin
Description:
Released in 2011 by the Royal Australian Mint these coins celebrate the Chinese Lunar Cycle or zodiac. The coin is beautifully presented on a sealed card with a red envelope bearing the Chinese text for this lunar cycle. The "Year of the Rabbit" is held to be a very peaceful year and is very much welcomed after the fierce and unforgiving "Year of the Tiger". They make for a wonderful gift as the presentation is done so nicely. Please view the pictures.
Design:
| Denomination | $1 |
| Metal | Al/Bronze |
| Mass | 9.00g |
| Diameter | 25.00mm |
| Finish | Uncirculated |
| Mintage | Unlimited |
| Designer | V. Gottwald |
The Year Of The Rabbit:
The Rabbit ( ? ) (also translated as Hare) is the fourth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Rabbit is associated with the earthly branch symbol ?. In the related Vietnamese zodiac, the cat takes the place of the rabbit. The Chinese symbol ? for the Rabbit sounds like (mão, m?u, méo, m?o, m?o); the word "mèo" is cat in Vietnamese. Therefore, cat was translated from Chinese to Vietnamese as fourth zodiac sign instead of Rabbit.
Hare ? or ? (?) (Yin, 4th Trine, Fixed Element Wood): Gracious, good friend, kind, sensitive, soft-spoken, amiable, elegant, reserved, cautious, artistic, thorough, tender, self-assured, shy, astute, compassionate, lucky, flexible. Can be moody, detached, superficial, self-indulgent, opportunistic, stubborn.
*All history taken from Wikipedia for educational purposes only
