2018 1 oz British Silver Year of the Dog Lunar Coins

2018 1 oz Silver British Year of the Dog Lunar Coins

The 1 oz Silver Year of the Dog Coin is the fifth release in the Shēngxiào Collection—a 12-coin series honoring the animals of the Chinese lunar calendar.
In Chinese culture, the dog is the eleventh animal in the zodiac cycle and symbolizes loyalty, honesty, and protection. This 2018 edition was designed by British-Chinese artist Wuon-Gean Ho and features a joyful terrier mid-leap. The abstract background is inspired by the unique nose print of a friend’s greyhound.

This coin has an unusual mintage of 138,888, a number chosen to symbolize good fortune, as the number eight is considered especially lucky in Chinese culture.

Obverse Design

• Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark
• Face value: 2 GBP

Reverse Design

• Terrier leaping through the air, mouth open in joy
• Chinese character for “Dog”
• Inscription: “Year of the Dog 2018”
• Silver purity stamp: 999
• Silver weight stamp: 1 oz

Special Features

• Fifth coin in the Shēngxiào Collection for the Lunar New Year
• Limited mintage of 138,888 coins worldwide
• Designed by artist Wuon-Gean Ho
• Issued by the British Royal Mint

• The 1 oz Silver British Year of the Dog Coin(s) you receive may not be in absolute mint condition.

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About the Royal Mint (United Kingdom)

The Royal Mint is one of the world's leading silver coin mints, producing all the cupronickel circulation coins of the United Kingdom. The Royal Mint is also trusted with developing physical fiat currency notes for more than 60 countries around the world, making it the world's leading export mint.

Today, The Royal Mint is an innovative and modern mint with state of the art facilities, machinery, equipment and techniques, based in Llantrisant, South Wales. The Royal Mint has a history that spans more than 1,000 years, with its roots in the ninth century and is one of the world's oldest institutions, with a trusted reputation for producing superior silver bullion coins.

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