10 euros SAN MARINO 2023 - Lunar calendar "Rabbit"
San Marino continues the series of 10 euro coins dedicated to the Chinese Lunar Calendar , started in 2022. The Philatelic and Numismatic Division of Poste San Marino SpA has minted three 10 euro collector coins, Universal Brilliant, dedicated to the Chinese Lunar Calendar. specifically to the signs rabbit, dragon and snake, year of issue 2023. This is the second year of issuance of three coins from the series of 12 coins dedicated to the signs of the Chinese lunar calendar, a theme highly in demand by collectors throughout the world. world. world. The coins show on the obverse a composition with the three stylized towers and the three feathers, a laurel branch on the left and an oak branch on the right, while in the lower center the sun is represented between stylized clouds. The first coin shows a rabbit on the reverse, the fourth sign of the Chinese lunar calendar. This is followed by coins representing the dragon and the serpent. The application of the color red on the reverse of the coins and the inclusion of the sign inscription also in Chinese are what make the series so special.
Birth years of Chinese zodiac signs:
- Rat 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020
- Ox 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021
- Tiger 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022
- Rabbit 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023
- Dragon 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012
- Snake 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013
- Horse 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014 Goat 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015
- Monkey 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016
- Rooster 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017
- Dog 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 Pig 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019
