Tuvalu 2023 $5 12 Lunar Animals 5oz Silver Coloured Antiqued Coin

Each year of the lunar calendar is overseen by one of 12 animals auspicious in Chinese culture. The coin’s artistry depicts 12 lunar animals in colour, within a sail-shaped panel featuring representations of their natural or, in the dragon’s case, heavenly habitat. The imagery surrounds a bagua, a motif incorporating eight Taoist trigrams representing the yin and yang said to be present in all things. It also includes a taijitu, a black and white symbol that denotes the interdependence of yin and yang energy.