In 2015 for the second year running, the Royal Mint released a special Limited Issue British Lunar Sheep £2 Two Pound Silver Proof Coin struck in solid fine .999 Silver weighing one ounce of fine pure Silver.
The reverse designed by Wuon-Gean Ho depicts two Swaledale Sheep symbolising family and friendship.These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.