Canada 2003 15 dollars

Steve Album sale 55, lot 3236

This specimen was lot 3236 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CANADA: Elizabeth II, 1952-2022, AR 15 dollars, 2003, Chinese Lunar Calendar Series - Year of the Ram, contains 1 troy ounce of pure silver, with COA and original Royal Canadian Mint plush case of issue, Proof. The design features a 24-Karat gold-plated cameo depicting a ram at center, surrounded by 12 astrological animals marking the Chinese lunar calendar." This was issued for the Year of the Ram. This coin was the sixth in a series of silver bullion coins featuring the Chinese zodiac.

Recorded mintage: 53,714.

Specification: 33.63 g, 0.925 fine silver, 40 mm diameter, 1 oz silver.

Catalog reference: KM-481.

Sources:

• Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 62nd Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 2008.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.

Links:

• 2002 15 dollars, Year of the Horse, 1 oz silver
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• 2003 200 dollars, Houses
• 2005 15 dollars, Year of the Rooster, 1 oz silver
• Coins and currency dated 2003