Chinese Year of the Dragon Gold Plated Coin

This unique "Year of the Dragon" collectible gold plated Chinese coin makes a great gift which will appreciate in price over time. This unusual colorized coin is a great addition to any collection. The durable finish is created through a special colorization process overlaid on a gold plated Chinese coin. Each coin ships in a custom air tight capsule which protects the coin from handling and the elements with a draw-string felt gift pouch. Quantities are limited. Please contact us with any questions you may have.

The dragon, also known as loong, (simplified Chinese: 龙; traditional Chinese: 龍; pinyin: lóng; Jyutping: lung4; Cantonese Yale: lùhng) is the fifth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Dragon is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 辰 (pinyin: chén).

It has been proposed that the Earthly Branch character may have been associated with scorpions; it may have symbolized the star Antares. In the Buddhist calendar used in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, the dragon is replaced by the nāga. In the Gurung zodiac, the dragon is replaced by the eagle. In the Old Turkic calendar it is replaced by a fish or crocodile. Early Persian translations of the medieval period change the dragon to a sea serpent, although in current times[when?] it is generally referred to as whale.

During China's Cultural Revolution, there was an attempt to replace the dragon with the giant panda; however, the movement was short lived.