Beautiful example of this Royal Australian Mint Lunar Year Of The Rat or Mouse Silver Coin dated 2020. This was the first coin in the new series from RAM and is extremely difficult to locate anywhere. Coin comes in its original Capsule issued by the Mint.

In the new collection, designs featured on the coins include the sharp-witted Rat surrounded by the lucky lychee, the symbol Fu meaning happiness and the lunar calendar wheel, which reflects the traditional story of the race between the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.  According to Chinese tradition, the Emperor of Heaven challenged the animals to a race.  The smart, persuasive Rat hitched a ride with the Ox and won the honour of being the first sign of the twelve-year lunar calendar.