Year 2008 Coins

Reverse of 2008 Year of the Rat or Mouse Silver Bullion Coin - Series 1

Reverse of 2008 Year of the Rat or Mouse Gold Bullion Coin

Obverse of 2008 British Silver Proof Two Pence

Reverse of 2008 Year of the Rat or Mouse Silver Bullion Coin - Series 2

Reverse of 2008 Australian One Ounce Gold Nugget Bullion Coin

Reverse of 2008 Australian Silver Koala Bullion Coin

All Change for Great Britain in 2008
The United Kingdom will change all its familiar coin designs during 2008.

2008 Emblems of Britain Coin Sets - Last of the Old

2008 Royal Shield of Arms Coin Sets for Sale
Jigsaw - in with the new - products, availability and prices.

The First Coins of 2008! - Six Months Early
The very first coins of 2008 are be the Lunar Calendar Silver Series, produced by the Perth Mint in Western Australia. To enable them to synchronise the gold and silver bullion series, not only will the 2008 "Year of the Rat" - Series 1 coins be issued earlier than usual, but also the 2009 "Year of the Ox", and 2010 "Year of the Tiger" will be released at the same time.
We now have all these in stock.
There was an official embargo on images and promotion of these until 4th July 2007, and we are informed that no further orders will be accepted after 31st August 2007.
2008 Australian Lunar Calendar Silver Coins - Year of the Rat - Series 1 - Available From 23rd July 2007

2008 Year of the Rat - Series Two
2008 Australian Lunar Calendar Silver Coins - Year of the Rat - Series 2 - Available Now!

Even Earlier!
In addition to the 2008 Rats, the Perth Mint will also issue the 2009 Year of the Ox, and 2010 Year of the Tiger silver bullion coins.
As mentioned above this is to complete the silver series and synchronise the gold and silver bullion issues in future years.

Australia First Again!
For a new country, at least relative to the UK, Australia certainly gets off the starting block quickly. The Aussies now traditionally beat us at cricket, swimming, rugby, shark-racing, skin cancer detection, beer drinking, sheep shearing (?), gold mining, and now... issuing coins.
Not only do the Perth Mint produce and issue its coins early, they release advance product information early, and manage to get the coins here from the opposite side of the earth quicker than we can get them from our own Royal Mint just down the road in Wales.
What's more, the production quality is superb, and the prices are competitive.

Other 2008 Coins

2008 Australian Silver Kookaburras - Available Now!
2008 Australian Gold Nuggets - Available Now!
2008 Chinese Silver Pandas - In Stock Now!
2008 American Silver Proof Eagle - In Stock Now!
2008 American Silver Bullion Eagle - In Stock Now!

Unexpected Surprise
2008 Australian Silver Koalas
The Perth Mint in Western Australia announced in early 2007 that it was to release a new silver bullion coin, the silver koala. This has proved popular, but many people will not yet have heard of it.
Only produced in one ounce in the initital year of release, for 2008 they have released it in four sizes; 1 kg, 10oz, 1oz, and 1/2oz. We have all four sizes in stock now for immediate delivery.

2008 Commemorative Coins
Writing this in July 2007, it is fascinating to try to guess what events will be commemorated on coins of 2008. Looking back in history for notable events, we come up with:-

• For British Coins
  • 1948 - 2008 Prince Charles' 60th Birthday - Crown
  • 1558 - 2008 450th Anniversary of Elizabeth I Crown
  • 1908 - 2008 Centenary of London Olympics - £2
  • 2008 Emblems of Britain Sets
  • 2008 Completely New Definitive Circulation Coin Designs for all Denominations.
  • 1608 - 2008 John Milton 400th Anniversary of Birth
  • 1808 - 2008 Sir Humphrey Davy Invents Arc Lamp
  • 1758 - 2008 Horatio Nelson 250 Anniversary of Birth
  • 1958 First Antarctic Crossing by Dr Vivien Fuchs (Born 1908)
  • 1958 First CND March
  • 1958 STD (Subscriber Trunk Dialling - Not Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
  • 1958 Charles Became Prince of Wales
  • 1958 Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon, Central African Republic independent from France.
  • 1958 Preston Bypass M6 First UK Motorway
  • 1958 Earth's magnetosphere discovered.
  • 1958 Albert II, Prince of Monaco Born
  • 1908 First Mother's Day
  • 1908 Ian Fleming Born
  • 1908 Model T Ford
  • 1908 Nobel Prize Chemistry - Ernest Rutherford Born
  • 1708 William Pitt Born
  • 1308 Coronation of King Edward II of England.
  • 1258 King Henry III of England is forced by seven powerful barons to accept the Provisions of Oxford

• Euro Coins
  
  • 1958 Treaty of Rome 50th Anniversary
  • Cyprus Joining Euro
  • Malta Joining Euro

• World
  
  • 1608 2008 Quebec 400th Anniversary of Founding
  • 2008 Beijing Olympics
  • 1958 50th Anniversary West Indies Federation
  • 1908 Bulgaria Independent
  • 1908 Oskar Schindler Born
  • 1908 Simon Wiesenthal Born
  • 1508 Michelangelo Buonarroti begins work on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
  • 1008 Georgia under king Bagrat III.
  • 1008 Henry I of France Born
  • 1008 Emperor Go-Ichijo Born
  • 8 AD Paper Invented in China
  • 1858 The Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to St Bernadette of Lourdes.
  • 1858 Papers by Darwin and Wallace announcing a theory of Evolution by natural selection
  • 1858 First Ascent of the Eiger
  • 1858 British Empire takes over powers & properties of the British East India Company

  Year 2008 Gold Sovereigns
  Expected in stock 4th January 2008.
  2008 sovereigns revert to a St. George and Dragon reverse. Issue limits for the uncirculated version may be kept at 75,000 while the issue limit for the proofs is 10,000 including those reserved for proof sets (if we can rely on the wording of the Royal Mint's certificates. Keep watching this space for further updates as details become available. This will also apply to the half sovereigns, and also to the gold proof £2 and £5 coins.
  

  Proofs Sovereigns expected 19th January 2008
  

  Half Sovereigns
  Expected in stock 4th January 2008.
  2008 half sovereigns will also revert the the St. George and Dragon design as the full sovereigns.
  Official release dates are expected to be as for the full sovereigns, although we are still awaiting confirmation of both dates..
  For more information about, or to order, 2008 half sovereigns, please visit our Tax Free Gold website.

  2008 Gold 3 & 4 Coin Sovereign Proof Sets
  Gold proof sets of the sovereign series will also feature the St, George and Dragon design. Full details on our Tax Free Gold website for both 3 Coin Gold Sovereign Proof Sets and 4 Coin Gold Sovereign Proof Sets

  2008 British Coin Sets
  As usual, these include proof sets, uncirculated sets, special baby pack sets, wedding packs. Full details on the 2008 Coin Sets page.
  We expect to have these in stock from early December 2007!

  2008 British Crowns - At Least Two Designs

  2008 Baby Packs
  Each year, the Royal Mint produces a special uncirculated coin set in special gift packaging for babies. These are always popular for birth gifts and christenings.

  Silver Britannias
  Expected 4th January 2008.
  Please check our 2008 Silver Britannias page.

  2008 Emblems of Britain Proof Coin Collection in Platinum
  All seven of the existing definitive circulation coin designs issued in a platinum proof set

  2008 Emblems of Britain Proof Coin Collection in Gold
  All seven of the existing definitive circulation coin designs issued in a gold proof set.

  2008 Emblems of Britain Proof Coin Collection in Silver
  All seven of the existing definitive circulation coin designs issued in a silver proof set.

  Australia
  Our first shipment of 2008 Silver Kookaburras is expected about September or October 2007. These will be in sizes of 1, 2 and 10 ounces, and 1 kilo. We will be accepting orders later.
  We will also have the 2008 Year of the Mouse or Rat Silver Coins, in the same sizes, plus an additional half ounce version.
  2008 Kangaroo Silver Dollars - later in year.
  Gold Nuggets will also be available. We will have most sizes in stock. See our Gold Coins website for details.
  

  Canada
  We expect to have the 2008 silver maple leaves in stock late 2007.

  2008 Euro Coin Sets
  For information about any euro coin sets, it's best to visit our Euro Coins website www.eurocoins.co.uk, although please note that not all countries have yet released their 2002 sets!

  More To Follow
  We will be adding more links to this page as more information becomes available about year 2008 dated coin issues.

  2007 Coins Index

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