Year of the Wood Snake

Mints across the world are slithering into the Lunar New Year.

By Jennifer Bushland

THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE, the sixth of the twelve Chinese zodiacs, begins on January 29, 2025, and ends on February 16, 2026. According to legend, the snake is the sixth sign because, during a race across a river, it wrapped itself around the hoof of a horse to make up for its lack of swimming abilities. When it was about to cross the finish line, the snake slid off and secured a place ahead of the horse in the Chinese zodiac calendar. The next Lunar Year is a Year of the Snake (YoS). It commences on Feb. 10 of Solar Year 2013. The first coins to celebrate this occasion were announced by Singapore Mint on July 31, 2012, struck for Macau. It was a close-run thing. Perth Mint informed…

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Numismatic News (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 28, 2025

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