Monkey 2016

[Golden ChipMunk]

World Mint Coins

The Year of the Monkey doesn't start until February 8th, 2016

Perth Mint

2016 Year of the Monkey - Gold Bullion Coins

The design on the 2016 Year of the Monkey (1kg, 10oz, 2oz, 1oz, 1/2oz, 1/4oz, 1/10oz, 1/20oz) gold bullion coins, consists of a pattern of lines forming a circle immediately inside the rim, surrounding a representation of a monkey sitting on the branch of a tree, with the tree trunk to one side and leaves and a peach hanging above. The coin includes the following inscriptions 'Year of the Monkey', the Pinyin pictograph pronounced 'hu' and meaning monkey and the initials of the designer Ing Ing Jong 'IJ'.

2016 Year of the Monkey - Silver Bullion Coins



The design on the 2016 Year of the Monkey (10kg, 1kg, 10oz, 5oz, 2oz, 1oz, 1/2oz) silver bullion coins, consists of a pattern of lines forming a circle immediately inside the rim, surrounding a representation of an adult monkey and a young monkey holding a peach, sitting on a branch with leafy foliage and a peach to the side. The coin includes the following inscriptions 'Year of the Monkey', the Pinyin pictograph pronounce 'hu' and meaning monkey and the initials of the designer Ing Ing Jong 'IJ'.

Monkeys_in_Chinese_culture

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkeys_in_Chinese_culture



Peaches of Immortality

In Chinese mythology, Peaches of Immortality[1] (Chinese: ; pinyin: xinto; Cantonese Yale: sn tuh or Chinese: ; pinyin: pnto; Cantonese Yale: phn tuh) are consumed by the immortals due to their mystic virtue of conferring longevity on all who eat them. Peaches symbolizing immortality (or the wish for a long and healthy life) are a common symbol in Chinese art, appearing in depictions or descriptions in a number of fables, paintings, and other forms of art, often in association with thematically similar iconography, such as certain deities or immortals or other symbols of longevity, such as deer or cranes.

Journey to the West

It is a major item featured within the popular fantasy novel Journey to the West. The first time in which these immortal peaches were seen had been within heaven when Sun Wukong had been stationed as the Protector of the Peaches. As the Protector, Sun quickly realized the legendary effects of the immortal peaches if they were to be consumed over 3,000 years of life after the consumption of a single peach and acted quickly as to consume one. However, he ended up running into many fragments of trouble such as a certain queen that was planning on holding a peach banquet for many members of Heaven. He manages to make himself very small and hide within a sacred peach. Later on within the series, he would have another chance to eat an immortal fruit in which would be his second time. A certain 1,000-foot-tall (300 m) tree was stationed behind a monastery run by a Taoist master and his disciples- in which the master had been gone. The tree bore 30 of the legendary Man-fruit(fruits that looked just like a new born, complete with sense organs) once every 10,000 years. The man-fruits would grant 360 years of life to one who merely smelled them and 47,000 years of life to one who consumed them. After this point within the novel, these Immortal Peaches would never be seen again.[3]

The Year of the Monkey - Chinese Zodiac

The monkey ranks ninth of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. Each year is related to an animal sign according to a 12-year-cycle. Years of the Monkey include 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, and 2028.

According to the Chinese zodiac, 2016 is the year of Monkey (Fire Monkey) starting from February 8, 2016 (called the Lunar Chinese New Year or Chinese Spring Festival) and lasting to January 27, 2017.

What Type of "Monkey" Are You: Wood, Fire, Earth, Gold, or Water?

In Chinese element theory, each zodiac sign is associated with one of five elements: Gold (Metal), Wood, Water, Fire, or Earth, which means that e.g. a Wood Monkey comes once in a 60-year cycle.

It is theorized that a person's characteristics are decided by their birth year's zodiac animal sign and element. So there are five types of Monkeys, each with different characteristics:

Type of Monkey Year of Birth Characteristics


Wood Monkey 1944, 2004 Always ready to help others. Compassionate, strong self-esteem but stubborn
Fire Monkey 1956, 2016 Ambitious and adventurous but irritable
Earth Monkey 1908, 1968 Frank, optimistic and fearless
Gold Monkey 1920, 1980 Smart, quick-witted and confident but also irritable and stubborn
Water Monkey 1932, 1992 Smart, quick-witted, fond of being in the limelight but haughty

The Monkey's Personality: Quick-Witted, Intelligent...

People born in a year of the Monkey are witty, intelligent, and have a magnetic personality. Personality traits, like mischievousness, curiosity, and cleverness, make them very naughty. Monkeys are masters of practical jokes, because they like playing most of the time. Though they don't have any bad intentions, their pranks sometimes hurt the feelings of others.

Those born in a year of the Monkey are fast learners and crafty opportunists. They have many interests and need partners who are capable of stimulating them. While some like the eccentric nature of Monkeys, some don't trust their sly, restless, and inquisitive nature.

Although they are clever and creative, monkeys can't always exhibit their talent properly. Monkeys like to take challenges and they prefer urban life to rural.

 

[sterling-nz]

Damn>>>
I am ANTI coloured coins , BUT these all look good to me.
Though i am ANTI colours i may have a slight affinity to hologram type coins as this is the second i have seen in the last year that i find attractive.
Id tick all 3.
+1

 

[SpacePete]

I eagerly await the Perth Mint / Cook Islands commemorative Planet of the Apes coloured collector coins in suitably large display box, preferably this time with an animatronic Charton Heston cursing "you damn dirty ape" or maybe kneeling in some sand with a half buried Statue of Liberty.

Yep, that would be suitable for the year of the monkey. Bron should pass this idea on to the product development team at Perth Mint but they're probably way ahead of me on this one for sure.

 

[SpacePete]

That monkey is tripping.

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[l***g]

I eagerly await the Perth Mint / Cook Islands commemorative Planet of the Apes coloured collector coins in suitably large display box, preferably this time with an animatronic Charton Heston cursing "you damn dirty ape" or maybe kneeling in some sand with a half buried Statue of Liberty.

Yep, that would be suitable for the year of the monkey. Bron should pass this idea on to the product development team at Perth Mint but they're probably way ahead of me on this one for sure.

'You damn dirty ape' is what people will say when the coins start milkspotting.

 

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[alor]

does the adult monkey needs a $20 maple leaf http://www.cdncoin.com/2015-20-Canadian-Maple-Leaf-p/623932063310.htm to cover its part ? :lol:

 

[SilverSerf]

In the worlds before Monkey, primal chaos reigned. Heaven sought order. But the phoenix can fly only when its feathers are grown. The four worlds formed again and yet again, as endless aeons wheeled and passed. Time and the pure essences of Heaven and the moisture of Earth, the powers of the sun and the moon all worked upon a certain rock, old as creation. And it became magically fertile. The first egg was named "Thought". Tathagata Buddha, the Father Buddha, said, "With our thoughts, we make the world." Elemental forces caused the egg to hatch. From it then came a stone monkey. The nature of monkey was irrepressible!

The first line has me a bit worried.

Could be an omen.

:lol:

 

[Golden ChipMunk]

AG ~ 2 oz & 10 oz monkeys just out