Probably our favourite lunar series of recent years, CIT’s fully dimensional range has great design, a quirky attitude, and superb quality. For 2024, the lunar calendar has the dragon as its figurehead, the only mythological creature of the 12, and likely the most popular, if coin sales are any indicator.

The dragon is brilliant, even including the pearl of legend. A difficult beast to reproduce in this format, it’s a testament to CIT that they have managed to do so with contemptuous ease. We’ve covered this one before, but CIT have recently added the gilded variant they’ve issued for previous years. It’s perhaps more in keeping with Asian culture, for which the dragon has special appeal.

We’ve added this one to our comprehensive profile, where you can see the whole range, including the silver coin notes, and the minigold coins as well.