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2014 Royal Mint One ounce Year of the Horse Coin

Starting in 2014 The Royal Mint have decided to release a lunar coin. The Perth Mint already have a lunar coin series which is incredibly popular.

The Lunar Cycle

The Royal Mint intend this to be the first coin in a series, and will release a different animal of the zodiac calendar each year. The starting animal in the calendar is the Year of the Rat, so it does seem strange that the Royal Mint have chosen to start the series midway through the lunar cycle. 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.

Design

The obverse was designed by British Chinese artist Wuon-Gean Ho. Combining both British and Chinese heritage, it shows the Uffington horse which you may recognise as the chalk design that is carved into the Oxfordshire hills.

Bullion Version

After several enquiries, we have chosen to stock the one ounce bullion coin and received our first delivery on the 14th January 2014.

Proof Version

The proof version of this coin, whilst attractive, is limited to just 888, a seemingly strange number, but more than likely chosen as a weak link to being seen as a lucky number in China.

Update: On 7th January - less than 24 hours after this page was created - we sold the proof version of the coin.

If you wish to be added to our wishlist for this piece then please contact us, but we think it will be a while before we see another one!

Official Royal Mint 2014 Lunar Year of the Horse Coin Video

The Official Royal Mint video shows how the coin was created from sketch to the finished coin.

Technical Specifications

SizeFace ValueDiameterWeightAlloyGold Content Gold Content
  mms.Grams/1.000GramsTroy Ounces
One Ounce £10032.69 31.21 .99931.1041.0000

These coins also have the benefit of being CGT Free

Prices & Availability

One Ounce Gold Bullion

Please be aware that this is a bullion coin and comes loose. The bullion coin differs from the boxed proof version with the addition of the text "1 OZ FINE GOLD 999.9" on the reverse.

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One Ounce Gold Proof

When compared to the Royal Mint price of £1,950.00 you will make a saving of £1,950.00 per item when ordering from us.

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2015 Year of the Sheep
2016 Year of the Monkey

Postage & Packing

UK at Buyer's Risk £3.50 per order, or...
UK Fully Insured £9 per order, plus £1 for every £1,000 spent
EU Insured Post £10 per order
USA Airmail at Buyer's Risk $10 US, or...
USA Insured Shipping $20 US
Canada Airmail at Buyer's Risk $15 Can, or...
Canada Insured Shipping via Fedex $40 Can
Reverse of 2014One Ounce Gold Bullion Year of the Horse Coin

Reverse of 2014 One Ounce Gold Bullion Year of the Horse Coin

Obverse of 2014 One Ounce Gold Bullion Year of the Horse Coin

Obverse of 2014 One Ounce Gold Bullion Year of the Horse Coin

Reverse of 2014 One Ounce Gold Proof Year of the Horse Coin

Reverse of 2014 One Ounce Gold Proof Year of the Horse Coin

Obverse of 2014 One Ounce Gold Proof Year of the Horse Coin

Obverse of 2014 One Ounce Gold Proof Year of the Horse Coin

2014 £100 Year of the Horse Coin in Presentation Box

2014 Gold Proof Year of the Horse Coin in Presentation Box

2014 £100 Year of the Horse Certificate

2014 Gold Proof Year of the Horse Certificate



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