The complete set of 12 monometallic 10-euro coins from the “Chinese lunar calendar: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig,” housed in an elegant box.
The coins show on the obverse a composition of the three stylized towers and the three feathers, on the left a laurel branch and on the right an oak branch, while at the bottom centre the sun is depicted between stylized clouds.
The application of the colour red on the reverse of the coins and the inclusion of the inscription of the sign in Chinese as well are the distinctive features of the series.
| Years of birth of the Chinese zodiac signs: |
| Rat 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 | Ox 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 | Tiger 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
| Rabbit 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 | Dragon 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 | Snake 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Horse 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 | Goat 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027 | Monkey 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028 |
| Rooster 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029 | Dog 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030 | Pig 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031 |