Royal Mint 2015 Year of Sheep Coin Collection

Carrying on from 2014 the Royal Mint has released the second series of coins in its lunar collection. This year is the year of the Sheep and artist Wuon-Gean Ho has returned to design the series' second coin.

Interestingly the Royal Mint have decided to add two new coin; a Five-Ounce Gold Proof Coin and a One Ounce Gold-Plated Silver Proof Coin.

	Mintage
Tenth Ounce Gold BU	2,888
One Ounce Silver Proof PNC	2,015
One Ounce Silver Proof	9,888
Ounce Gold Plated Silver Proof	4,888
One Ounce Gold Proof	888
Five Ounce Silver Proof	1,088
Five-Ounce Gold Proof	38

Bullion Coins

In addition to the general commemorative coins a high quantity of bullion coins are also to be struck in silver and gold. This comes at the same time as the Royal Mint announces its new bullion service.

https://www.royalmintbullion.com/

A slight difference that sets these bullion coins apart from the proof version are that the design doesn't include a forest in the background. Also like last years bullion coins they have the words "1 OZ FINE GOLD 999.9" or "1 OZ FINE SILVER 999" on the reverse.

Left: Proof Design. Right: Bullion Design

Bullion coins can be bought separate or in tubes (tubes of 10 for gold or 20 for silver) and discounts on pricing are available for buying multiple quantities. Separate coins now come in protective credit card sized blister packs to keep them protected.

	Mintage
One Ounce Silver Bullion	188,888
One Ounce Gold Bullion	8,888
One Tenth Ounce Gold Bullion	unknown

For 2015 37% less silver lunar bullion coins were minted compared to last year (300,000)
The same amount of gold lunar bullion coins were minted as last year.

  Royal Mint Promtional Video

CCTV (Chinese Central Television) News Report

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