Sand-Gold Zodiac Buddha Pendant Necklace — 24K Plated

WHAT IT IS

A sand gold zodiac guardian pendant — a Chinese birth-year pendant necklace built around a round medallion in a sand-gold finish. The medallion is two-faced by design: the zodiac animal is worked on the front, and the birth-year guardian bodhisattva on the back. The supplier gives the pendant as 22 mm × 15.7 mm, plated in 24K gold over a sand-gold base — the finish that gives the sand gold zodiac guardian pendant its warm, matte-gold look. It is decorative Chinese-style jewellery: a piece of cultural symbolism, sized to be worn daily and given as a birth-year gift.Per the supplier, the sand gold zodiac guardian pendant is sand-gold plated (24K gold plated); we state the plating as supplied and do not describe it as solid or real gold.

THE BIRTH-YEAR PAIRING

In Chinese tradition each zodiac animal is matched to a birth-year guardian bodhisattva. The pairing follows the lunar calendar rather than the January 1st date, so check the birth year against the lunar new year before choosing.This listing offers the pairing as single-animal variants:Note on the missing animal: the supplier produced eleven pieces for this sand gold zodiac guardian pendant and did not issue a Snake variant. We list the eleven that exist and do not fill in a twelfth — if a Snake piece is needed, it has to come from the supplier first.

THE CRAFT

The medallion is a round plate, 22 mm × 15.7 mm, cast in a sand-gold body and finished with 24K gold plating — the supplier's stated material and finish. "Sand-gold" is the supplier's own term for this warm, matte-gold look; the two faces are struck with raised detail — the zodiac animal on one side, the corresponding bodhisattva on the other — and the rim is kept clean so the sand gold zodiac guardian pendant reads as a medallion rather than a coin.Every piece is finished piece-by-piece, so small variations in the strikethrough and the plating tone are normal — they are the signature of plated decorative work rather than a defect.

WEARING IT

A light, flat medallion on a neck chain: the 22 mm × 15.7 mm plate sits close to the collarbone and reads either alone or layered. Because the sand gold zodiac guardian pendant carries a zodiac animal on the front and the bodhisattva on the back, it can be worn either face out — the supplier's design works both ways. Across the eleven variants the medallion format and finish are consistent, so the sand gold zodiac guardian pendant stays in the same family whichever animal is chosen.

GIVING IT

The supplier lists this as a sand gold zodiac guardian pendant necklace / neck ornament in a birth-year register, and it works as a gift for exactly that reason: the animal has to be known to choose the right piece, and both faces carry the gift's meaning. A Chinese New Year present, a birth-year gift, a birthday, a graduation or new-job token. Because each variant maps to a single animal, the gift arrives already personal.

Why you'll like it

• Zodiac front, bodhisattva back — the round medallion carries the zodiac animal on the
• Sand-gold with 24K gold plating — the supplier's stated finish: a warm, matte-gold
• 22 mm × 15.7 mm round medallion — a compact, flat plate that sits close to the collarbone
• Eleven single-animal variants — one piece per zodiac animal; the supplier did not produce a
• A birth-year gift that arrives personal — because you have to know the wearer's animal to

For the pairing behind this sand gold zodiac guardian pendant, our zodiac & guardian FAQ answers the questions we get most, and how every piece is made explains the craft. The wider tradition is documented under Chinese zodiac on Wikipedia.Looking for a different form? The steel zodiac guardian pendant carries the same guardian pairing.

Specifications

Product type	Pendant necklace
Pendant shape	Round medallion
Pendant dimensions	22 mm × 15.7 mm
Front face	Zodiac animal motif
Back face	Birth-year guardian bodhisattva
Material & finish	Sand-gold plated (24K gold plated)
Motif	Zodiac / guardian bodhisattva
Number of variants	11
Pieces included	1 pendant necklace
Brand on site	ZODIAC AMULET