The Twelve Zodiac Animals of the Imperial Palace

This is a collection version of the Palace Museum’s national treasure, the twelve zodiac signs. Over time it has become an important business card of the Chinese culture showcasing a unique charm and profound heritage of Chinese culture to the world. It is the best choice for collecting and gift giving.

The Forbidden City is located in the center of Bejing, also known as the Forbidden City. It was the imperial palace of the Min and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911 AD), where 24 emperors lived. It is now called the Palace Museum. The entire building of the Forbidden City is magnificent, solemn and gorgeous. It is known as one of the five largest palaces in the world and is listed as a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO.

In order to promote the Chinese traditional culture, we especially launch a set of The Forbidden City : National Essence Twelve Zodiac signs, a total of 12 pieces. The obverse pattern is composed of twelve major paintings. Ming, Zhu Zhanji’s bitter melon and rat picture, Tang Han’s five cows picture, Qing, Qianlong’s tiger stabbing picture, Qing Leng Mei’s phoenix tree and two rabbits picture, Southern Song, Cheng Rong’s dragon flying in the clouds and mist picture, Qing, Xugu’s red snake picture, Qing, Wang Zhicheng’s ten horses picture, Song Chen Juzhong’s four sheep picture, Song Yi Yuanji’s monkey tied to steal fruit picture. Ming, Shen Zhou’s chicken, Qing Lang Shining’s golden-winged hero picture, Qing, Ren Yu’s golden pig happy archway picture, etc. Each coin is 25x40 mm in size and is packaged in a gift box. It is made of leading die-casting technology and has mirror, frosted and embossed patterns. It has beautiful shape, elegant and noble, exquisite craftmanship and extremely high collection value.

National limited edition: 5000 sets

Nr. 001660