Product Description
Type Limited edition fountain pen.
Product Name The Legend of the Zodiacs, Year of the Rat, #474/512 engraved on cap.
Manufacturer and Year Montblanc, Germany -- 2019.
Length 5-3/4".
Filling System Piston filler.
Color Barrel is gold-plated in an unusual "champagne" shade (not quite rose gold, and distinct from yellow gold as well), and engraved with a lucky cloud pattern. Sterling silver cap, with the same champagne gold repeated on the clip, cap band, and cap finial. There is a red garnet set in the end of the barrel. The Montblanc snowcap emblem is made of mother-of-pearl.
Nib Medium 18k champagne-colored gold nib. A rat and the year 2020 is engraved on the nib.
Condition Near mint condition. No dents, dings, or scratches.The imprints are clear. Some polishing marks.
Why did Montblanc choose to make 512 of these pens? The number 8 is believed to be very auspicious number, and 8 x 8 x 8 equals 512. The rat is a symbol of industry and prosperity. Those born under this sign are said to possess intelligence, curiosity, resourcefulness, creativity and a strong sense of family.
