SINGAPORE — Starting with the 2017 Year of the Rooster, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is issuing a new series of collectable Chinese almanac coins depicting a zodiac animal in a park or natural landscape setting in Singapore.

The first coins in the Singapore Fourth Chinese Almanac Coin Series will feature the rooster in Kampong Buangkok — Singapore’s last surviving village. The obverse of the coins bears the Singapore Coat of Arms with the year 2017.

The 2017 coins will be issued on Jan 1, the central bank announced on Monday (Nov 28).

These coins will be available in 10 different versions, ranging from nickel-plated coins to silver and gold proof coins. The face value of the coins start from S$2 and goes up to S$200 for a five troy oz gold proof coin.

Special premium sets are also available, and they consist of various coin combinations.

Orders for the coins must reach the Singapore Mint by Dec 16. They will be subjected to balloting if oversubscribed.

This new collectable series will be issued over a span of 12 years from 2017 to 2028, with the respective zodiac animal featured every year.

For more information on the coin sets, see www.singaporemint.com.