2026 France €1/4 BU Coin - Lunar Year of the Horse

• Mint: Monnaie de Paris
• Denomination: €1/4
• Quality: BU
• Issue limit: 500,000 pcs.
• Alloy: Base metal
• Diameter: 34 mm
• Weight: 15.8 g
• Box/Capsule: No/No
• Certificate: No

Additional Information

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The Chinese Calendar series presents a new animal every year. The year 2026 is dedicated to the Year of the Horse.

The Horse is the 7th animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac signs, coming after the Snake and before the Goat. Recent years of the Horse include 2014, 2002, 1990, 1978, 1966, 1954, and 1942, with the next Horse year in 2026 (Year of the Fire Horse).

According to Chinese astrology, Horse is confident, agreeable, and responsible, although they also tend to dislike being reined in by others. They’re fit and intelligent, adoring physical and mental exertion; they’re decisive but also easily swayed and impatient.

On the reverse side, all the animals of the Chinese zodiac are drawn in a cartoon-like way around the Ying and Yang symbol. A complete cycle of the Chinese zodiac will be composed from 2018 to 2029. Each of these twelve years features an animal from this calendar. The face value is visible in the center of the coin as well as the symbol "RF".