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2005 Silver Kookaburra 1oz CANCER Privy MS70
Part of the zodiac privy set of 12 coins issued in 2005. Maximum mintage was 5,000.
In Western astrology, astrological signs are the twelve 30 degree sectors that make up Earth's 360 degree orbit around the Sun. The signs enumerate from the first day of spring known as the First Point of Aries which is the vernal equinox. The Western astrological signs are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. The Western zodiac originated in Babylonian astrology, and was later influenced by Hellenistic culture. Each sign was named after a constellation the sun annually moved through while crossing the sky. This observation is emphasized in the simplified and popular sun sign astrology. Over the centuries, Western astrology's zodiacal divisions have shifted out of alignment with the constellations they were named after by axial precession, while Hindu astrology measurements correct for shifting. Astrology has developed in Chinese and Tibetan cultures as well. In modernity, astrology is generally regarded as pseudoscience and is widely considered to be diametrically opposed to the findings and theories of modern Western science.