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The 1979 Chinese Year of the Goat began on the 10th February but the real Chinese year is 4677. 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 1979 Year of the Goat is the 8th year of the Chinese zodiac. The Chinese calendar runs in a 12 year cycle and there are 12 animals representing each of them.
The Chinese Year of the Goat is commemorated in this Royal Mint one thousand dollar gold coin. 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. 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.
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