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The Goat
Russian Commemorative Silver coins
Series: The Lunar Calendar
The Goat
Par : 3 rubles
Release Date: 04.01.2003
Mint: Moscow Mint (MMD).
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| Metal, fineness | Silver 900/1000 |
| Quality | Proof |
| Content chemically pure metal, g | 31.1 |
| Total weight, g | 34.88 |
| Thickness, mm | 3.3 |
| Diameter, mm | 39 |
| The edge | 300 corrugations |
| Mintage, pcs. | 15000 |
A lunar calendar is a calendar that is based on cycles of the moon phase. The only widely used purely lunar calendar is the Islamic calendar or Hijri calendar, whose year always consists of 12 lunar months. A feature of a purely lunar year, on the Islamic calendar model, is that the calendar ceases to be linked to the seasons, and drifts each year by 11 days (or 12 days in case of leap year), and comes back to the position it had in relation to the solar year approximately every 33 Islamic years. It is used predominantly for religious purposes. In Saudi Arabia it is also used for commercial purposes. The Goat ( 羊 ) (also known as Ram) is the eighth sign of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Ram is associated with the earthly branch symbol 未.
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