Numiscollect’s ‘Growing Up’ series has seen three designs so far, the lion, the stallion, and the Brown Bear. These are smartminted high-relief coins, with a black proof finish, and they feature an adult animal dominant on the reverse face, with the obverse focusing more on the young animal in its natural habitat, as well as depicting it with its parent.

We have already covered this design before, as it came out last March, but as with previous releases, that original two-ounce issue is joined by a five-ounce variant with a mintage of just 149 pieces. There’s a bit of variety on who these are issued for, and for the second time, Ghana has replaced Mongolia as the issuer of the 5oz. The first coin in the series remained issued for Tanzania in both cases.

The big bonus of this version is the jump in diameter from 45 mm, to 65 mm, giving plenty of extra room for the design to shine. We saw this one in Berlin, and it’s impressive in hand, with the black proof finish looking great. As you’d expect, there’s a good box with a Certificate of Authenticity. Available to order now.