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250 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Sheep
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely detailed high-relief bust of a ram facing right, its large spiralling horns rendered with meticulous sculptural precision against a deeply mirrored proof field. To the upper left, a spray of red-coloured maple leaves fans across the field in vivid applied colour, evoking the Canadian national symbol. In the lower left of the field, the Chinese character for sheep (羊) appears in gilt, honouring the Lunar Year of the Sheep. The engraver's initials CRR appear discreetly in the right field. The composition masterfully combines proof finishing, selective colouring, and gold gilding to create a striking polychrome effect. |
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Canada's Lunar series from the Royal Canadian Mint targets the considerable Chinese-Canadian market, and the Sheep year issue landed during the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar in February 2015. The one-kilogram format was introduced to compete directly with Perth Mint's dominant lunar kilo program, which had been running since 1999. Mintage on these kilo silvers is tightly controlled — typically under 500 pieces — making secondary market pricing highly sensitive to collector demand rather than spot value.