Celebrate the Lunar New Year 2020 with this 1 oz Silver Year of the Rat Coin. The latest addition from the New Zealand Mint features a delicately decorated blue rat with white floral markings. Behind it, bouquets of intricately engraved flower arrangements complete the scene. Above the animal’s head are the words “Year of the Rat”, along with the Chinese character for “rat”. The edge of the coin is finished with a recurring geometric pattern.
This beautiful piece comes packaged in a protective Perspex casing and a stunning outer box in rich blue with fine Chinese patterning in white. There are just 5,000 available worldwide, and Lunar New Year coins are particularly popular with collectors, making this a highly sought-after item.
This 1 oz Silver Year of the Rat coin is the perfect gift for birthdays falling in the following years (though remember that the Chinese New Year starts in late January/early February): 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 and now 2020.