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The Year of the Rabbit : “Abundant Harvest Year After Year”Partially Gold-plated Silver Medal

The Year of the Rabbit : “Abundant Harvest Year After Year”Partially Gold-plated Silver Medal
 
Product Information
Name

The Year of the Rabbit : “Abundant Harvest Year After Year”Partially Gold-plated Silver Medal

Composition

99.9% Pure Silver

Diameter

70 mm

Weight

5 oz.

Maximum Mintage

3,000 pieces

Image:Obverse

The Chinese Lunar Year of “Geng Yin” is the Chinese Zodiac Year of the Tiger. The image was designed and executed with the fine brush work of artist and painter, Professor Chang Ker-chi. The tiger is the king of beasts. The ferocious tiger roars and the beasts are subjugated. The tiger in the image is selectively gold-plated to enhance the sensation of the tiger's august majesty, and to increase its visual impact.

Image:Reverse

The image comprises two colored persimmons and a ceremonial wand. The pronunciation of the word for persimmon in Chinese is “shr,” a homophone for the word meaning “thing”; thus, two persimmons is read “shr-shr,” a homophone for “everything.” The ceremonial wand is known as “ru-yi,” a homophone for the words meaning “as desired.” As a result, these images compose a rebus reading: “May Everything Be As Desired.”