The Queen’s Beasts heraldic statues representing the genealogy of Queen Elizabeth II stood in front of the temporary western annexe to Westminster Abbey for the Queen’s coronation in 1953. Each of The Queen’s Beasts consists of an heraldic beast supporting a shield bearing a badge or arms of a family associated with the ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II. They were commissioned by the British Ministry of Works from sculptor James Woodford. The statues were uncoloured except for their shields at the coronation. They are now on display in the Canadian Museum of History. There are other statues of the Queen’s Beasts, sometimes referred to as the King’s Beasts, at Hampton Court Palace and Kew Gardens in London, and on the roof of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. 

The White Lion of Mortimer descends to the Queen through King Edward IV. The shield shows a white rose encircled by a golden sun, known heraldically as a “white rose en soleil” which is really a combination of two distinct badges. Both of these appear on the Great Seals of King Edward IVand King Richard III, and were used by the Queen’s father, King George VI, when he was Duke of York. Unlike the Lion of England, this beast is uncrowned.

The obverse of the coin depicts the crowned old head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem crown worn for her Coronation (her effigy known as the “Fifth Portrait”).

In small letters below the head, the artist’s initials J.C (for Jody Clark).

The obverse has a textured background (“guilloché” geometric pattern).

Running continuously around the effigy is the monarch’s legend: ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 100 POUNDS ·. Translated from Latin: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith, followed by the value and denomination in English.

The reverse features a dynamic depiction of the rampant (standing) White Lion of Mortimer, facing right. It holds a shield with a badge combining the emblems of a white rose and the sun.

Around left in the outer rim (on plain background), the inscription WHITE LION OF MORTIMER. Around right, the metal content and date of issue · 1 oz · FINE GOLD · 999.9 · 2020 (one ounce of 99.99% gold).

The artist’s initials JC (for Jody Clark) are in the lower right field next to the shield.

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Supplied in original Box with Certificate.

Variety: Proof

Maximum Coin Mintage: 413

This coin type is the ninth from a series of ten coin designs known as the Queen’s Beasts.

The Queen’s Beasts are British coins issued by the Royal Mint in platinum, gold, and silver since 2016. Each of the coins in the series features a stylized version of one of the heraldic Queen’s Beasts statues present at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II representing her royal line of ancestry. It was announced that engraver Jody Clark will design the entire series; he is best known for also designing the Queen’s Fifth definitive portrait, which is on the obverse of the coins.

The Queen’s Beasts heraldic statues representing the genealogy of Queen Elizabeth II stood in front of the temporary western annexe to Westminster Abbey for the Queen’s coronation in 1953. Each of The Queen’s Beasts consists of an heraldic beast supporting a shield bearing a badge or arms of a family associated with the ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II. They were commissioned by the British Ministry of Works from sculptor James Woodford. The statues were uncoloured except for their shields at the coronation. They are now on display in the Canadian Museum of History. There are other statues of the Queen’s Beasts, sometimes referred to as the King’s Beasts, at Hampton Court Palace and Kew Gardens in London, and on the roof of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. 

The reverse features a dynamic depiction of the White Greyhound of Richmond. It holds a shield displaying a Tudor double rose (one rose within another), crowned with St Edward’s Crown.

Around below, the inscription WHITE GREYHOUND OF RICHMOND. Around above, interrupted by the greyhound’s head, the date · 2021 ·.

The artist’s initials JC (for Jody Clark) are in the lower right field next to the shield.

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Limited to 5000 one ounce bars worldwide.

1 ounce x 999.9 Fine Gold.

NGC Graded MS70 First Releases.

Each bar has a unique serial number.

• Features the first definitive coinage portrait of Elizabeth II, designed by Mary Gillick
• All ten of The Queen’s Beasts are brought together again on this unique square bullion bar
• With a limited mintage of 5,000, this bar has been struck in 1oz of 999.9 fine gold
• Contains the flowers of all four nations exactly as they appeared on Elizabeth II’s first-ever commemorative coin, the Coronation Crown in 1953. The same flower motifs also featured on The King’s first commemorative coin, the Memorial 50p
• Each minted bar has a milled edge

The Queen’s Beasts heraldic statues representing the genealogy of Queen Elizabeth II stood in front of the temporary western annexe to Westminster Abbey for the Queen’s coronation in 1953. Each of The Queen’s Beasts consists of an heraldic beast supporting a shield bearing a badge or arms of a family associated with the ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II. They were commissioned by the British Ministry of Works from sculptor James Woodford. The statues were uncoloured except for their shields at the coronation. They are now on display in the Canadian Museum of History. There are other statues of the Queen’s Beasts, sometimes referred to as the King’s Beasts, at Hampton Court Palace and Kew Gardens in London, and on the roof of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.

In ten sectors are the depictions of all ten Beasts in the series (each depicted separately on an earlier coin); clockwise from top:
– the Lion of England,
– the Red Dragon of Wales,
– the Griffin of Edward III,
– the Unicorn of Scotland,
– the Black Bull of Clarence,
– the Falcon of the Plantagenets,
– the Yale of Beaufort,
– the  White Lion of Mortimer,
– the White Horse of Hanover, and
– the White Greyhound of Richmond.

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The Queen’s Beasts heraldic statues representing the genealogy of Queen Elizabeth II stood in front of the temporary western annexe to Westminster Abbey for the Queen’s coronation in 1953. Each of The Queen’s Beasts consists of an heraldic beast supporting a shield bearing a badge or arms of a family associated with the ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II. They were commissioned by the British Ministry of Works from sculptor James Woodford. The statues were uncoloured except for their shields at the coronation. They are now on display in the Canadian Museum of History. There are other statues of the Queen’s Beasts, sometimes referred to as the King’s Beasts, at Hampton Court Palace and Kew Gardens in London, and on the roof of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. 

The White Lion of Mortimer descends to the Queen through King Edward IV. The shield shows a white rose encircled by a golden sun, known heraldically as a “white rose en soleil” which is really a combination of two distinct badges. Both of these appear on the Great Seals of King Edward IVand King Richard III, and were used by the Queen’s father, King George VI, when he was Duke of York. Unlike the Lion of England, this beast is uncrowned.

The obverse of the coin depicts the crowned old head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem crown worn for her Coronation (her effigy known as the “Fifth Portrait”).

In small letters below the head, the artist’s initials J.C (for Jody Clark).

The obverse has a textured background (“guilloché” geometric pattern).

Running continuously around the effigy is the monarch’s legend: ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 100 POUNDS ·. Translated from Latin: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith, followed by the value and denomination in English.

The reverse features a dynamic depiction of the rampant (standing) White Lion of Mortimer, facing right. It holds a shield with a badge combining the emblems of a white rose and the sun.

Around left in the outer rim (on plain background), the inscription WHITE LION OF MORTIMER. Around right, the metal content and date of issue · 1 oz · FINE GOLD · 999.9 · 2020 (one ounce of 99.99% gold).

The artist’s initials JC (for Jody Clark) are in the lower right field next to the shield.

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Variety: Brilliant Uncirculated

Maximum Coin Mintage: Unknown

This coin type is the ninth from a series of ten coin designs known as the Queen’s Beasts.

The Queen’s Beasts are British coins issued by the Royal Mint in platinum, gold, and silver since 2016. Each of the coins in the series features a stylized version of one of the heraldic Queen’s Beasts statues present at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II representing her royal line of ancestry. It was announced that engraver Jody Clark will design the entire series; he is best known for also designing the Queen’s Fifth definitive portrait, which is on the obverse of the coins.

The Queen’s Beasts heraldic statues representing the genealogy of Queen Elizabeth II stood in front of the temporary western annexe to Westminster Abbey for the Queen’s coronation in 1953. Each of The Queen’s Beasts consists of an heraldic beast supporting a shield bearing a badge or arms of a family associated with the ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II. They were commissioned by the British Ministry of Works from sculptor James Woodford. The statues were uncoloured except for their shields at the coronation. They are now on display in the Canadian Museum of History. There are other statues of the Queen’s Beasts, sometimes referred to as the King’s Beasts, at Hampton Court Palace and Kew Gardens in London, and on the roof of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. 

The gold one ounce coins are struck in Brilliant Uncirculated grade.

The reverse features, on a textured background, a dynamic depiction of the White Greyhound of Richmond. It holds a shield displaying a Tudor double rose (one rose within another), crowned with St Edward’s Crown.

Around left in the outer rim (on plain background), the inscription WHITE GREYHOUND OF RICHMOND. Around right, the metal content and date of issue · 1 oz · FINE GOLD · 999.9 · 2021 (one ounce of 99.99% gold).

The artist’s initials JC (for Jody Clark) are in the lower right field next to the shield.

The obverse of the coin depicts the crowned old head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem crown worn for her Coronation (her effigy known as the “Fifth Portrait”).

In small letters below the head, the artist’s initials J.C (for Jody Clark).

Running continuously around the effigy is the monarch’s legend: ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 100 POUNDS ·. Translated from Latin: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith, followed by the value and denomination in English.

The obverse has a textured background with a geometric pattern

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Variety: Proof

Maximum Coin Mintage: 418

TRIAL OF THE PYX  SINCE 1282

As one of the nation’s longest-established judicial ceremonies, the Trial of the Pyx has a rich and fascinating history. It brings together some of the United Kingdom’s oldest organisations and offices with the purpose of ensuring the quality and accuracy of the nation’s coinage.

The ceremony involves the Chancellor of the Exchequer (or nominated representative), financial leaders, representatives of The Royal Mint and freemen of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, commonly known as The Goldsmiths’ Company.

The word ‘pyx’ comes from the Latin word ‘pyxis’ or small box. In this case, it refers to the chests used to transport the coins. Throughout the year, in a procedure that has barely changed since the reign of Henry III, coins are randomly selected from every batch of each denomination struck, sealed in bags of 50 and locked away in the Pyx boxes for testing at the Trial.

‘Pyx packets’ are taken from the chests and each member of the jury must select one coin at random and place them into a ceremonial copper bowl in front of them for testing. Following the ceremony, the Trial moves into the Assay Office where coins are weighed, measurements are taken and the composition of the metals used is tested.

Once all the coins have been examined and the Assay Office has established whether The Royal Mint has met all requirements, the Trial’s court is reconvened at Goldsmiths’ Hall, about three months after the ceremony. For the final phase of the Trial of the Pyx, the verdict of the Assay Office is provided to the jury and is read aloud by the Clerk of the Goldsmiths’ Company at the instruction of the Senior Master and Queen’s Remembrancer – an ancient post created in 1154 by Henry II (and the oldest judicial position still in existence).

The medieval protocols of the Trial are a living link to a grandly ceremonial past. The opulent surroundings of the Hall of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths’ in London, the judicial robes worn by the jury, the ancient wooden chests and ceremonial copper bowls; the sense of occasion seems to seep into the coins themselves.

Each coin handled by the jury is suffused with a sense of ceremony that sets it apart from their flawless counterparts – these are the actual coins subjected to the rigours of a process unchanged since the time of Henry III. 
Every blemish is a reminder of the rigours of the oldest and most exacting minting quality process still in existence today.

Please be aware that the coins have been handled and may have damage from the process.

This coin type is the second from a series of ten coin designs known as the Queen’s Beasts.

The Queen’s Beasts are British coins issued by the Royal Mint in platinum, gold, and silver since 2016. Each of the coins in the series features a stylized version of one of the heraldic Queen’s Beasts statues present at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II representing her royal line of ancestry. It was announced that engraver Jody Clark will design the entire series; he is best known for also designing the Queen’s Fifth definitive portrait, which is on the obverse of the coins.

The Queen’s Beasts heraldic statues representing the genealogy of Queen Elizabeth II stood in front of the temporary western annexe to Westminster Abbey for the Queen’s coronation in 1953. Each of The Queen’s Beasts consists of an heraldic beast supporting a shield bearing a badge or arms of a family associated with the ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II. They were commissioned by the British Ministry of Works from sculptor James Woodford. The statues were uncoloured except for their shields at the coronation. They are now on display in the Canadian Museum of History. There are other statues of the Queen’s Beasts, sometimes referred to as the King’s Beasts, at Hampton Court Palace and Kew Gardens in London, and on the roof of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. 

The Unicorn of Scotland comes from the Royal Arms of Scotland. From the end of the 16th century, two unicorns were adopted as the supporters of the Scottish Royal Arms. In 1603, the crown of England passed to King James VI of Scotland, who then became King James I of England. He took as supporters of his Royal Arms a crowned lion of England and one of his Scottish unicorns. The unicorn holds a shield showing the Royal Arms of Scotland, a lion ramping in a royal tressure, adorned with fleur-de-lis.

The reverse features the Unicorn of Scotland standing on its hind legs, holding the Shield of the Royal Arms of Scotland, chained with a coronet around its neck like a collar. According to legend, the unicorn is a very dangerous beast, for which reason on its heraldic representation it is chained. It is thought that the chain was to show a great beast had been tamed to serve the king. As with most chained beasts in heraldry, its strength is emphasised rather than diminished by its shackles.

Around below, the inscription UNICORN OF SCOTLAND. Around above, interrupted by the unicorn’s head, the date · 2017 ·.

The artist’s initials JC (for Jody Clark) are in the lower left field next to the shield.

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