The Royal Mint has released the 2020 Lunar Year of Rat gold coin, the latest addition to the popular Shēngxiào collection. As the Chinese zodiac cycle starts anew in 2020, this gorgeous 1 oz fine gold coin is intended to celebrate the Lunar Year of the Rat, 2020.

In its celebration of the Year of the Rat (2020), the Royal Canadian Mint has released a new 1 oz pure silver coin featuring an amiable and crafty design of a Rat. This coin is the 11th release of the popular Lunar series, which features coins of the Chinese Zodiac. 

The reverse of the new coin features an endearing design of a Rat. The Rat is positioned between lucky waves to the left and auspicious clouds to the right, their swirling contours echoed in the Rat’s fur to bestow good fortune upon this zodiac sign. The Chinese character for Rat is engraved above the waves. 

The design of this coin is brilliant in the sense that it captures the essence of the clever and likable Rat personality, which goes in line with the Chinese character for Rat. The finished proof quality of this coin features a frosted design on a mirror-like background, adding to the beauty of this coin. 
The obverse of this beautiful coin displays an effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. 

This coin is crafted from 1 oz of 99.99 pure silver. It has a limited mintage of only 10,888 coins worldwide. 

People born in the Year of Rat are believed to be incredibly curious and quick to ferret out an opportunity. While they can be rather forward, their honest and candid ways soon put everyone at ease. Rat people are remarkably easy to get along with. They are bright, fun-loving, and care deeply about the people in their lives. They succeed at virtually everything they do, but business is where they truly shine. Rat people can strategize and stretch finances like no other. 

The Royal Canadian Mint has launched a new collectible series featuring the artwork of award-winning Canadian wildlife artist W. Allan Hancock of preys and predators. Masterfully engraved and plated in gold, every coin in this series features a scene with animals that are characteristic to the Canadian fauna. Each coin is crafted of two ounces of 99.99% pure silver.

The Royal Mint has released a new commemorative coin to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, which is widely considered to be a turning point in World War II. This coin is produced in gold proof, sterling silver proof, and brilliant uncirculated cupro-nickel.

In commemoration of the bicentenary anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria, the Royal Canadian Mint has adorned a new gold coin with a young profile of Queen Victoria, called in Canada as "Mother of Confederation”.

Gold prices edged lower on Tuesday, a day after rising oil prices prompted the yellow metal to climb and recover. Gold is positively correlated to oil, with the precious metal deemed a safe haven against oil-led inflation. The effects of the rising oil prices were countered today by the strong equities market, Reuters reported.

Gold prices recovered on Monday after hitting its lowest level in four months before the Easter holiday last week.

The Royal Mint has recently released the popular Britannia in 1 oz .9995 platinum in a classical design, symbolizing unyielding resolve and strength. This the second annual release of this coin.

Gold traded close to a fourth-month low on Wednesday morning as global stocks reached a six-month peak, with a stronger American dollar further affecting the precious metal, Reuter reported.

Experts said that they expect that gold prices later this year will reach the 1400 per ounce level. They say the rise in the gold prices will be enhanced by the Federal Reserves' less aggressive position on interest rates, CNBC reported Tuesday.