2020 1 oz British Gold Lunar Year of the Rat Coin (BU)

The Royal Mint of England offers its Shengxiao Series coins as silver and gold for sale. Shengxiao is the Chinese term for Zodiac and it debuted in 2014 from the mint. The latest issue in the 12-coin series is the Year of the Rat design. Right now, 2020 1 oz British Gold Lunar Year of the Rat Coins are available to purchase online from JM Bullion.

Coin Highlights:

• Arrives inside of a protective plastic capsule!
• 7^th design issued in the Shengxiao Series!
• Limited mintage of only 8,888 coins!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .9999 pure gold in BU condition.
• Bears a face value of 100 (GBP) backed by the government of Britain.
• On the obverse of the coin is Queen Elizabeth II.
• The reverse features a rat foraging in a field with its snout in the air.
• Art created by PJ Lynch.

Each 2020 1 oz British Gold Lunar Year of the Rat Coin in this product listing comes to you with a protective plastic capsule from the Royal Mint. These coins are all in Brilliant Uncirculated condition and feature a low mintage figure. The Royal Mint chooses eight for its mintages as eight is a lucky number in Chinese culture.

The rat is the first animal to feature in the Chinese lunar calendar and appears seventh in the Shengxiao Series from the Royal Mint of England. The rat is known for being curious and clever, as denoted by its trickery in the Great Race. The meeting point with the Jade Emperor was on the other side of a river and the rat got the ox to give it a ride across the river, but as they approached the finish line the rat jumped off to finish first.

On the reverse of 2020 1 oz British Gold Lunar Year of the Rat Coin is the image of a rat in a field as designed by PJ Lynch. The design element captures the rat as it pauses amidst the foliage to forage for food. The rat raises its head and snout into the air to sniff out any potential threats.

The obverse of 2020 British Gold Lunar Year of the Rat Coins bears the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. This is the fifth-generation portrait for British coinage and was created in July 2015 by Jody Clark. The design captures the Queen at the age of 89 wearing the Royal Diadem crown. The background field includes a guilloche design element.

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