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25 Pounds - Elizabeth II Year of the Rat, 1/4 oz Fine Gold
| Issuer | The Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 25 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Fifth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Jody Clark, depicted in right-facing profile bust wearing the George IV State Diadem and a drop earring. The finely detailed portrait shows the Queen's hair set beneath the jewelled crown, rendered with sculptural precision against a engine-turned guilloche field. The circumscribed legend reads ELIZABETH II D·G·REG·F·D·25 POUNDS, with the engraver's initials J.C. incorporated discreetly into the design. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Year of the Rat holds particular weight in the twelve-year lunar cycle — it is the first sign, and 2020 marked the beginning of a new 60-year sexagenary cycle, a calendrical event that occurs only once in a human lifetime. The Royal Mint entered the Chinese lunar series relatively late compared to Perth and the major sovereign competitors, launching its bullion lunar programme in 2014. Demand from collectors in mainland China and the British-Chinese diaspora has kept secondary market premiums on early low-mintage dates noticeably firm.