Free Chinese Lunar zodiac calendar - China Year of the Animals - Find out what Chinese year you were born in

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The celebration of the Chinese Lunar year goes back centuries.

There are 12 different creatures represented in the Chinese calendar. A different animal is commemorated each year. After 12 years the animals are repeated.

Were you born in the Year of the Horse? Snake? or Tiger? Locate the year in the Chinese Lunar Year chart below. Then look at the top of the column to discover the most likely animal celebrated during your birth year.

Horse	Goat/ Ram or Sheep	Monkey	Rooster	Dog	Boar /Pig	Rat /Mouse	OX	Tiger	Rabbit /Hare	Dragon	Snake
Click on the animal names underlined* above to find out more about your animal and see what coin inventory we have in stock.*
2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977
1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965
1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953
1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941
1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929
1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914	1915	1916	1917
1894	1895	1896	1897	1898	1899	1900	1901	1902	1903	1904	1905

The True Start of the Chinese New year

The true start of the Chinese new year varies with the zodiac cycle of the new moon. Usually the new year in China begins with the cycle of the moon (in late January or February). Because of this, the information in the table above is approximate. If you were born between January 1 and 20th look at the year prior to your birth for your lunar animal. If born between January 21 and February 21 Click here to discover the actual begin date of your new lunar year.

Australia lunar series SILVER coins:

Australia is well known as a producer of silver and gold. Their coin designs hold a prominent place as some of the most beautiful in the world. In 1996 Australia began producing the Lunar gold series coins. In 1999 the Lunar silver series was started. Each year the design changes to match the Chinese Year of the Animal.

Or click on the images below to see our silver coin inventory and sale prices:

(Click on the blue links below to view current sale prices and available inventory.)

Australia started producing the Lunar gold coins series in 1996 with the first "Year of the Rat" or "Year of the Mouse" coins. Since then they have produced gold and silver coins of various sizes including: 1996 - Rat/Mouse, 1997 - OX, 1998 - Tiger, 1999 - Rabbit, 2000 - Dragon, 2001 - Snake, 2002 - Horse, 2003 - Sheep/GOAT, 2004 - Monkey, 2005 - Rooster, and for 2006 - Dog. Some are getting quite hard to find. Australia also makes gold Kangaroo coins.

These represent the First Series lunar coins, ending in 2007 with the Year of the Pig. In 2008 Australia began minting a second series of lunar coins. These Series II lunar gold coins will continue for another 12 years.

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The Chinese Lunar Year

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The True Start of the Chinese New year

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