Three exquisite coins, one stunning set! May the San Xing—the venerable Three Stars—bring you their blessings.  Enlightened Fu Xing brings wealth, learned Lu Xing brings prosperity, and ancient Shou Xing, leaning on his crooked cane, is the smilingface of a long and happy life. The beneficent San Xing, or Three Stars, dwell auspiciously in Chinese homes and businesses around theworld—and now they're yours to cherish in this exclusive set.

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• HIGHLIGHTS THE VIBRANCY OF CHINESE CULTURE! Your set of three masterfully engraved and coloured large-format coins highlights the vibrancy of Chinese culture!
• A TRIO OF BLESSINGS! Chinese New Year is a wonderful time to celebrate with a trio of blessings.
• STRIKING IMAGES! Your coins are designed to convey the gods' dynamism, strength, and unique character.
• AMPLIFY THE LUCK! Each god is accompanied by the symbols traditionally associated with him to amplify the luck he brings.
• LUCKY MINTAGE! Tohonour China's traditional lucky number 8, only 588 sets were made!
• 15 OZ. PURE SILVER! Your coin set contains three 5 oz. coins for a total of 15 oz., all three coins designed in 99.99 pure silver!
• NO GST/HST!

This engraved and painted set includes three coins. On the first coin, Fu Xing, god of blessings, gazes to the left, holding a baby and a scroll. The background is accented with images of bats—whose pronunciation sounds like blessings. On the second, Lu Xing, god of prosperity, gazes serenely at the viewer, holding a gold lantern and a jeweled staff. The background also features two stylized stag deer, whose pronunciation sounds like deer. The third coin features Shou Xing, god of longevity. Hesmiles toward the right side of the image, holdinga peach in one hand and a cane in the other, with acrane in the background. The peach and the crane both symbolize longevity.
The San Xing (Three Stars) embody the key elements of a happy life in Chinese tradition: blessings, prosperity, and long life. Traditionally displayed together, Fu Xing, Lu Xing,and Shou Xing were first personified during the Ming Dynasty (14thcentury) but hearken back to a much older tradition of associations with the constellation Shen, the 21st of the 28 lunar mansions of Chinese astronomy. This trio of stars is known as Orion's Belt in the western astronomical tradition.

• Fu Xing is believed to reference a historical governor named Yang Chen whose oratory skills helped the people of a village overcome the harmful whims of the imperial court. For this reason, the god Fu Xing is depicted in the traditional scholar's robe.
• The concept of "blessings" and the word for bat (fu) are homophones in spoken Chinese. The bat has thus become a well-known symbol for "blessings."
• Lu Xing bringsprosperity, influence, and status. The word lu refers to the salary of a government official, and people appeal to Lu Xing when studying for an exam or competing for a job.
• In Chinese, "deer" is lu, a homophone for the Chinese word for"prosperity."
• The god of longevity, ShouXing is depicted as an old man with a bald head and white beard, but a young smiling face. He often holds a crooked peach wood staff in one hand and a peach in the other. The peach is a symbol of immortality and long life in Chinese tradition, and both peaches and Shou Xing feature prominently in Chinese birthday celebrations.
• The crane shown with Shou Xing is also a symbol of long life.
• The San Xing are displayed in many homes and businesses in China and around the world, often alongside a food offering.
• Chinese cultural traditions are characterised by alignments between written characters, astronomicalbodies, homophones (words that sound the samebut mean something different), numbers, historical individuals, and auspicious traits like wealthor good luck.

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