Dragon-tiger-strip Coin of Ming and Qing Dynasty

Tiger is an animal with beauty and ferocity. It is considered as the leader in the whole animal world and named as “King of Beasts” in China.

Tiger plays a very important role in traditional Chinese culture. It is one of the totems of ancient ancestors. The strong impact of their prestige and figure can make others fear therefore they are used as the symbol of the power. For a long time, the tiger is regarded as the symbol of strength and power, and is awed and admired by Chinese.

“Five Poison” Yin Tiger Coin of Qing Dynasty

This year is Gengyin in Chinese calendar, the year of tiger in China, and various Chinese zodiac souvenirs emerge in the market. The People’s Bank of China issued a set of Chinese tiger gold and silver commemorative coins on Oct.22, 2009 and then the tiger coins aroused great interest.

It is common to find the design of tiger in the ancient Chinese zodiac coins. The Chinese zodiac culture is the distillate of Chinese working people's wisdom. The Chinese zodiac coins cast with zodiac pictures or characters are the important part in the Chinese zodiac culture. The Chinese zodiac coins have been cast in Tang Dynasty, totally more than 1300 years until now. This name is made based on its Chinese zodiac theme.

Tiger Year Gold Coin, 2010