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The Calendar of the Chinese Zodiac rotates through a twelve year cycle. The Chinese Year of the Dragon is the fifth year
and to commemorate this the Royal Mint issued this one thousand dollar gold edition. The Chinese Zodiac is composed of 12
animals arranged in order from the rat through to the pig. The order was established by a race between the animals, thousands
of years ago orchestrated by the Jade Emperor of China. Chinese astrology and the Chinese zodiac are commemorated by The
Royal Mint gold coin series. The 12-year sequence features coin releases marking the Year of the Rat, Year of the Mouse,
Year of the Ox, Year of the Tiger, Year of the Rabbit, Year of the Dragon, Year of the Snake, Year of the Horse, Year of
the Goat, Year of the Monkey, Year of the Rooster, Year of the Dog and Year of the Pig. The 1976 Chinese Year of the Dragon
began on the 23rd January but the real Chinese year is 4674. It is normally the darkest day of the month that the Chinese
year will start and Chinese people celebrate up until the brightest day of the month around two weeks later. This particular
tiger year is fused with the element Metal and will only do so every 60 years. Some famous people born in the year of the
dragon were Sigmund Freud, Joan of Arc, Bruce Lee, Florence Nightingale and Russell Crowe. The designs of each animal varies
year to year. This 1976 Year of the Dragon is the 5th year of the lunar series. The
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