2021 1/4 oz Gold Ox coins honor the Year of the Ox by featuring a Chinese Ox from the lunar calendar in celebration of Chinese New Year. Each coin is struck from pure .9999 fine gold (24ct). The Perth Mint has always struck the Lunar Series I and Lunar Series II in the following weights: 1 oz, ยฝ oz, ยผ oz, 1/10 oz and 1/20 oz.
The Year of the Ox appears second in the 12-year cycle of the Zodiac. It is also one of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac, along with the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep/goat or ram, monkey, rooster, and dog. The recent appearances of the ox came in the years 2021, 2009, 1997, 1985, 1973, 1961, 1949, 1937, and every 12thย year further back in time. The current Year of the Ox runs from February 11, 2021, to January 31, 2022.
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