Montblanc Limited Edition Legend of Zodiacs - The Rat Fountain Pen

Montblanc Limited Edition Legends of the Zodiacs The Rat Fountain Pen

2020 is the Year of Metal Rat according to Chinese zodiac starting from the 2020 Chinese New Year on Jan. 25 to 2021 Lunar New Year’s Eve on Feb. 11. Rat is the first in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac. The Years of the Rat include 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032.

In Chinese culture, rats were seen as a sign of wealth and surplus. Because of their reproduction rate, married couples also prayed to them for children

Men born in the Rat year are clever and adapt quickly to new environments and take advantage of opportunities. Women born in the Rat year are the traditional women. They love keeping things organized and place great value on the family

People born in the Year of the Rat are instinctive, acute and alert in nature which makes them to be brilliant businessmen. They can always react properly before the worst circumstances take place and is popular in social interaction

.The pen’s cap made of sterling silver has an hand engraved figure of the rat. To contrast the silver engraving on the cap, the barrel and fittings are made of champagne color with an elegant pattern engraving. The Montblanc emblem is crafted from precious mother of pearl. The pen comes with the 18K gold nib and limited to 512 pieces which is the total sum  of 8x8x8, making it an additional good fortune for the year ahead.