2018 Canada $8 Good Luck Charms - Five Blessings Fine Silver (No Tax)

2018 Canada $8 Good Luck Charms - Five Blessings Fine Silver (No Tax)

This coin features one of the most popular good luck motifs found in old Chinese houses – five bats surrounding the Chinese character shou (longevity) to bring five cherished blessings of health, wealth, longevity, virtue, and a peaceful natural death in old age. It’s inspired by a visual pun in which the character for bat (fu) and good fortune or happiness (fu), are pronounced the same way, together on this 99.99% fine silver holed coin, they bring an abundance of blessings.

Specifications:
Item Number: 165914
Composition 99.99% fine silver
Mintage: 6888
Weight (g)*: 20.86
Diameter (mm): 36
Face Value: $8
Finish: Proof
Edge: Serrated

Special Features:

• Exquisitely crafted in 99.99% pure silver with multiple finishes to accentuate every detail to stunning effect.
• A very special token of good fortune, and a wonderful addition to any collection highlighting Chinese-Canadian cultural motifs.
• Struck with a square hole that is a distinct feature of ancient Chinese coins, and was used to string coins onto a cord. The square hole represents the land; while the coin’s round shape symbolizes heaven.
• Mintage for this $8 coin is set to 6,888 coins- an auspicious number since “8” is considered to be the luckiest number in Chinese culture.

Packaging: Burgundy clamshell with black beauty box.