List of bullion coins

Bullion coins or investment coins are coins made of precious metals, usually gold or silver, but possibly platinum, palladium, or rhodium. They are kept as a store of value or an investment with no (or little) value beyond that of their precious metal content. ^[1]

Under United Kingdom law, a coin is considered to be an investment coin, and hence transactions in it are not subject to value-added tax (VAT), if it is minted after 1800, and at least 900 thousandths fine, and has been legal tender in its country of origin, and not normally sold at more than 180% of the value of its precious metal content; or if it is on a long list of coins deemed to be investment coins. ^[2] Under United States law, coins that do not meet the legal tender requirement cannot be marketed as "coins". Instead, they must be advertised as rounds. ^{[3] [ failed verification ]}

Bullion coins are typically available in various weights, usually multiples or fractions of 1 troy ounce, but some bullion coins are produced in very limited quantities in kilograms or heavier.

Gold

See also: Gold as an investment

Country	Name of bullion coin	Fineness	Weights options in troy ounces (ozt)	1 oz mintage (2018)	Years minted
Australia	Gold Nugget	.9999	1⁄20, 1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1 2, 10, 1kg, 1000kg	188,921 [4]	1986–present 1991–present
	Dragon Rectangular Coin	.9999	1	1,888	2018–present [5]
Austria	Vienna Philharmonic	.9999	1⁄25, 1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1	318,300 [6]	1989–present
Canada	Maple Leaf	.9999	1⁄20, 1⁄15, 1⁄10, 1⁄5, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1, 100 kg		1979–present
China	Gold Panda	.999	(since 2016) 1g, 3g, 5g, 8g, 15g, 30g, 50g, 100g, 150g	700,000 [7]	1982–present
Iran	Emami	.900	2g, 4g, 8.13g		1980–present
Isle of Man	Angel	.999	1⁄20, 1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1, 5, 10		1984–present
Israel	Jerusalem of Gold Series	.9999	1	3,600 [8]	2010–present
Malaysia	Kijang Emas	.9999	1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1		2001–present
Malta	Melita [9] [10]	.999	1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1		2018–present
Mexico	Libertad	.900	1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1		1981–90
		.999	1⁄20, 1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1		1991–present
	Centenario	.900	1.20565 (weight 41.67 gr. for 37.5 gr. of pure gold)		1921–31, 1943–47, 1949–72*, 1996*, 2000-09* *dated 1947
New Zealand	Kiwi	.9999	1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1	500 [11]	1990–present [11]
Poland	Orzeł bielik (Polish White-tailed Eagle)	.9999	1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1	1,500 (2019)	1995–present [12] except for 2001, 2003 and 2005
Russia	George the Victorious	.999	7.89g	150,000 [13]	2006–present
Singapore	Lion	.9999	1⁄20, 1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1		1990-2002 [14]
Somalia	Elephant	.999	1⁄50, 1⁄25, 1, 5		2004–present
South Africa	Krugerrand	.9167	1⁄20, 1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1		1967–present
Spain	Iberian Lynx	.9999	1		2021-Present
Ukraine	Archangel Michael	.9999	1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1	1,500 [15]	2011–2023
United Kingdom	Sovereign	.9167	0.2354		1887–1932, 1949–52 (dated 1925), 1957–59 1962–68, 1974, 1976, 1978–82, 2000–present
	Britannia	.9167	1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1		1987–2012
		.9999	1⁄40 [16] 1⁄20, 1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1		2013–present
United States	Gold Eagle	.9167	1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1	191,000 [17]	1986–present
	American Buffalo	.9999	1	121,000 [17]	2006–present

Palladium

See also: Palladium as an investment

Country	Name of bullion coin	Fineness	weights options in troy ounces (ozt)	Years Minted
Australia	Emu	.9995	1 ozt	1995–1998
Canada	Palladium Maple Leaf	.9995	1 ozt	2005–2010
China	Panda	.999	.5 ozt	1989, 2004, 2005
Portugal	Columbus	.9995	1 ozt	1987–2000
Russia	Ballerina	.9995	1 ozt	1989–1995
United States	Palladium Eagle	.9995	1 ozt	2017–present

Platinum

Country	Name of bullion coin	Fineness	weights options in troy ounces (ozt)	1oz Mintage (2018)	Years Minted
Australia	Platinum Koala	.9995	1⁄20, 1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1	2,048 (2008)	1988–2008
	Platinum Platypus	.9995	1	2,994 [4] (2017)	2011–2017
	Platinum Kangaroo	.9995	1	5,251 [4]	2018–present
Austria	Vienna Philharmonic	.9995	1⁄25, 1	13,800 [6]	2016–present
Canada	Platinum Maple Leaf	.9995	1⁄20, 1⁄15, 1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1		1988–99, 2002, 2009–present
Isle of Man	Noble	.9995	1⁄20, 1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1		1983–1989, 2016
United Kingdom	Britannia	.9995	1⁄10, 1		2018–present
United States	Platinum Eagle	.9995	1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1	30,000 [18]	1997–present

Rhodium

Country	Name of bullion coin	Fineness	Weight	Mintage	Mint	Years Minted
Tuvalu	South Sea Dragon	.999	1 ozt	1,000 [19]	Baird & Co	2018

Silver

See also: Silver as an investment

Annual releases

Country	Name of bullion coin	Fineness	weights options in troy ounces (ozt)	1ozt Mintage (2018)(*2021-2022*)	Years Minted
Antigua and Barbuda	Frigatebird	.999	1	*25,000* [20]	2021–Present
Armenia	Noah's Ark	.999	1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1, 5, 10, 1 kg, 5 kg	234,001 [21]	2011–present
Australia	Red Kangaroo	.9999	1	4,395,517 [4]	2015–present
	Kookaburra	.999	1, 1 kg	4,395,517 [4]	1990–present
	Koala	.999	1, 1 kg	166,434 [4]	2007–present
	Dragon	.999	1	3,888 [4]	2018–present [22]
Austria	Vienna Philharmonic	.999	1	2,101,592 [23]	2008–present
Bhutan	Bhutan Lunar	.999	1	50,000 [24]	2016–present
Cambodia	Cambodia Lost Tiger	.999	1	10,000 [25]	2022–present
Cameroon	Cameroon Mandrill	.999	1	10,000 [26]	2018–present
Canada	Maple Leaf	.9999	1⁄2, 1		1988–present
China	Silver Panda	Varies	Varies	10,000,000 [27]	1989–present [28]
Congo (Democratic Republic of)	World's Wildlife	.999	1	30,000 [29]	2019–present
Congo (Republic)	Silverback Gorilla	.999	1	75,000 [30]	2015–present
Cook Islands	HMS Bounty	.9999	1, 2	(1) 15,000 (2) 6,500	2020
Equatorial Guinea	Giraffe	.999	1	15,000 [31]	2022–present
Gibraltar	Lady Justice	.999	1	15,000 [32]	2022–present
Ghana	African Leopard	.999	1	(1) 10,000 [33]	2019–present
Isle of Man	Angel	.999	1	15,000 [34]	1995–2018
	Domestic cats	.999	1	10,000 [35]	1998–2018
	Noble	.999	1	30,000 [36]	1994–2018
Kazakhstan	Snow Leopard	.999	1	(1) 10,000 [37]	2009–present
Laos	Tiger (Panthera Tigris)	.999	1	(1) 10,000 [38]	2020–present
Malta	Melita [39]	.999	10		2021–present
Mexico	Libertad	.999	1⁄20, 1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1, 2, 5, 1 kg	300,000, [40] (2,458,000 in 1992)	1982–present
	Onza Troy	.925	1 (weight 33.625 gr.)	6,104,000 (1980)	1949, 1978–1980
New Zealand	Kiwi	.999	1, 5	10,000 [11]	1990–present [11]
Niue/Fiji	Taku/Turtle	.999	1, 2, 5	350,000 [41]	2010–present
Papua New Guinea	Birds of Paradise	.999	1	10,000 [42]	2022–present
Russia	Saint George the Victorious	.999	1	250,000 [43]	2009–present
Rwanda	African Ounce	.999	1		2008–present
Serbia	Nikola Tesla	.999	1	50,000 [44]	2018–present
Somalia	Elephant	.9999	1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1, 2, 5, 10, 1 kg		2004–present
South Africa	Krugerrand	.999	1	630,000 [45] (2017)	2017–present
South Korea	Chiwoo Cheonwang	.999	1⁄2, 1, 2, 10	35,000 [46]	2016–present
Ukraine	Archangel Michael	.9999	1	40,000 [15]	2011–present
United Kingdom	Britannia	.958	1⁄10, 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1	N/A	1997–2012
	Britannia	.999	1		2013–present
United States	Silver Eagle	.999	1	15,700,000 [17]	1986–present

Limited series

Country	Name of bullion coin	Mint	weights options in troy ounces (ozt)	Mintage	Years Minted	# of coins
Australia	Lunar series	Perth Mint	1⁄2, 1, 2, 5, 10, 10 kg	300,000 [4]	2008–2019	12
Barbados	Trident	Scottsdale Mint	1	30,000 [47]	2017–2020	4
Canada	Wildlife series	Royal Canadian Mint	1	1,000,000 [48]	2011–2013	6
South Korea	ZI:SIN (Twelve Guardians)	KOMSCO	1	10,000-40,000 [49]	2017–2028	12
Tokelau	Sea creatures	Highland Mint	1, 2, 5, 10, 1 kg		2014–2025	12
Ukraine	To the 30th anniversary of Ukrainian independence	National Bank of Ukraine Mint	1	15,000 [50]	2021	1
United Kingdom	The Queen's Beasts	Royal Mint	1, 2, 5, 10, 1 kg		2017–2021	12
United States	America the Beautiful	United States Mint	5	20,000-126,700 [17]	2010–2021	56

Gallery

Reverse of a gold American Buffalo coin

Obverse of an American Palladium Eagle coin

Reverse of an American Platinum Eagle proof coin

Obverse of a 2004 American Silver Eagle

Reverse of a 2010 limited series America the Beautiful coin

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