1999 $15 Year of the Rabbit - Sterling Silver Coin

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1999 Canadian $15 Chinese Lunar Calendar: Year of the Rabbit Sterling Silver & Gold-plated Cameo Coin Centuries ago, the Chinese invented a calendar based on the lunar – rather than the solar – cycle. In 1998, the Royal Canadian Mint, inaugurated a remarkable series of coins featuring the animal symbols of Chinese astrology based on the Lunar Calendar. These symbols roughly approximate the signs of the zodiac in western culture, however, denote years instead of months. Design All 12 of th