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| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Mint | Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa |
| Mintage | 2014 - (fr) Spécimen - 25,436 |
| Additional information |
Canada's Lunar Series coins were produced for export to Asian markets, particularly targeting collectors in Hong Kong and mainland China where demand for Canadian silver issues carrying zodiac themes ran strong through the 2010s. The Royal Canadian Mint leaned heavily into this category during that decade, issuing multiple weight and finish variants for most zodiac years — the Horse year alone saw several parallel releases at different price points.
The .9999 fineness specification was a deliberate marketing distinction from the more common .999 standard, introduced specifically to appeal to buyers in markets where purity increments carry commercial significance.