Royal Mint Zodiac Year of the Tiger

This scarce small rectangular medal was issued by the Royal Mint and placed in a gold proof sets. So if you wanted it, you had to buy a gold proof set and then take it out. We believe they are gold plated rather than gold. Here we offer the 1997 medal for the Chinese year of the year of the Bull. We bought it from someone who actually broke up these gold proof sets. After all, that was the only way to get it...

This scarce small rectangular medal was issued by the Royal Mint and placed in a gold proof sets. So if you wanted it, you had to buy a gold proof set and then take it out. We believe they are gold plated rather than gold. Here we offer the 1993 medal for the Chinese year of the Cock. We bought it from someone who actually broke up these gold proof sets. After all, that was the only way to get them...

This large-sized crown from Uganda depicts a Tiger. Issued in 2010 as part of the ‘Man Eaters’ series these are extra large-sized 100 Shillings or crowns. They look to be silver, but are in fact are heavily silver plated. On the reverses are the arms of Uganda two animals on either side of a native shield. The reverse has a full-colour photograph of the Tiger. They are in choice-proof condition and they come in a protective capsule. They are beautiful, and this is the first time we have been able to offer them. We have kept the prices as low as possible and you would have trouble finding them elsewhere...