2003 "Year of the Goat" Coins from Singapore Feature Chinese Paper-Cut

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2003 "Year of the Goat" Coins from Singapore Feature Chinese Paper-Cut

A huge clean-up gets underway days before the New Year, when Chinese homes are cleaned from top to bottom, to sweep away any traces of bad luck, and doors and windowpanes are given a new coat of paint, usually red. The doors and windows are then decorated with paper-cuts and couplets with themes such as happiness, wealth and longevity printed on them.

A paper-cut design is also featured on 2003 "Year of the Goat" 2 oz. silver piefort (double-thick) coins issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Only 35,000 Proof coins have been issued, each in a deluxe presentation box. They are large 40.7 mm. diameter, weighing 2 troy oz. of pure (999 fine) silver, with a face value of 10 Singapore Dollars. Previous Singapore lunar-zodiac commemorative coins have quickly sold out, so early orders are recommended.

Orders are now being accepted for $89 each, for delivery in January 2003, from distributor PandaAmerica, 3460 Torrance Blvd., Suite 100, Torrance, CA 90503. Credit card orders can be placed by calling (800) 472-6327 or e-mailing info@pandaamerica.com. Add $5.50 per order for shipping.

Prepared by Mel Wacks