Series: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/series.php?id=9701
I do not find the name of this series in any language, so I use the general name “Chinese zodiac” in English (and its translation in other languages (“Zodiaco chino” in Spanish…).
Regarding the local name… the help article is outdated and does not say anything. https://en.numista.com/help/series-110.html
The series was issued in China, and its tokens only have Chinese characters. What do we do with the local name in these cases? We keep empty or use a general name in Chinese?
If I use the Chinese, could be: (EN) Chinese zodiac (ZH) 中国生肖
⚠️ I do not know the Chinese language! I use Google Translator.
Sources:
- These websites use 中国生肖
https://whlyj.beijing.gov.cn/zwgk/xwzx/hycz/202303/t20230323_2942806.html
https://www.shejijingsai.com/2024/04/1107245.html
https://loong.ee/shengxiao.html
https://cn.sggp.org.vn/中国生肖兔越南生肖猫-post91687.html
https://www.swarovski.com.cn/zh-CN/中国生肖-兔
https://4cs.gia.edu/zh-cn/blog/tag/中国生肖 - Book https://search.worldcat.org/es/title/866573313
Title (ZH) 中国生肖文化 (EN) Chinese zodiac culture - This website use 中国十二生肖 and 中国生肖
https://www.thatquiz.org/zh/preview?c=xkr737uh&s=pnrclc - Google Translator EN → ZH
Chinese zodiac → 中国十二生肖 - Google Translator ZH → EN
中国十二生肖 → Chinese zodiac signs / Chinese zodiac
中国 → China
十二 → Twelve
生肖 → Zodiac
Add:
- Name (local): 中国生肖
- Description (EN): (see below)
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Series dedicated to the Chinese zodiac. The Chinese zodiac is a traditional classification scheme based on the Chinese calendar that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle. Chinese folkway held that one's personality is related to the attributes of their zodiac animal. The twelve zodiac signs are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.
The series consists of twelve grey colour tokens issued by China Coins around 1995 and 2010. The obverses depict the zodiac animal, and the reverses depict its Chinese character.
