Hi
I work at TPM. Tell me which specific coin the initials appear on and I'll see if I can find out the designer's name.
In the meantime, here's some info about Lunars:
Year Metal Description Designer
SERIES I
1996 Gold Year of the Mouse Tony Dean
1997 Gold Year of the Ox Jovan Radanovich
1998 Gold Year of the Tiger Miranda Cornall
1999 Gold & Silver Year of the Rabbit Gold -- Louise Pinder Silver -- Jovan Radanovich
2000 Gold & Silver Year of the Dragon Tony Dean
2001 Gold & Silver Year of the Snake Collaborative design*
2002 Gold & Silver Year of the Horse Travis Farley
2003 Gold & Silver Year of the Goat Gold -- Travis Farley Silver -- Sarah Anderson
2004 Gold & Silver Year of the Monkey Gold -- Jovan Radanovich Silver -- Sarah Anderson
2005 Gold & Silver Year of the Rooster Collaborative design*
2006 Gold & Silver Year of the Dog Collaborative design*
2007 Gold & Silver Year of the Pig Collaborative design*
SERIES II
2008 Gold & Silver Year of the Mouse Collaborative design*
2009 Gold & Silver Year of the Ox Collaborative design*
2010 Gold & Silver Year of the Tiger Collaborative design*
2011 Gold & Silver Year of the Rabbit Collaborative design*
* reverse initiated in China and finalised by different coin designers in The
Perth Mint studio.
Seen the new blog yet?
http://blog.perthmint.com.au/