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2014 Royal Mint One Ounce Silver Lunar Year of the Horse Obverse

2014 British One Ounce Silver Lunar Year of the Horse Obverse

2015 Royal Mint One Ounce Silver Lunar Year of the Sheep Obverse

2015 British One Ounce Silver Lunar Year of the Sheep Obverse

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Since 2014 The Royal Mint have issued British one ounce bullion coins based on the Chinese Lunar Calendar.

The Lunar Cycle

The first animal in the lunar calendar is the Year of the Rat. The Royal Mint started their series midway through the lunar cycle with the 2014 Year of the Horse. The Perth Mint, who are currently midway through their second series, started in 1996 with the year of the rat.

Chinese Market

The Royal Mint have seen an increased market in China, particularly during the 2012 Olympics, which saw their Chinese sales surpass that of the domestic UK's.

Specifications

Face ValueAlloy Diameter Weight AMW
£2 .999 Fine Silver 38.61 31.21 1.0

2014 Royal Mint Lunar Year of the Horse
2015 Royal Mint Lunar Year of the Sheep
2016 Royal Mint Lunar Year of the Monkey
2017 Royal Mint Lunar Year of the Rooster

Notes
Diameter = Diameter in millimetres
Weight = Weight in grams
Alloy = Proportion of precious metal
PMW = Actual weight in relevant precious metal content in troy ounces.



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