2018 Black Bull Of Clarence Queens Beasts Gold Proof £100, One Ounce Coin (1oz) – NGC Graded PF70 Ultra Cameo

One ounce x 999.9 Fine Gold.

Variety: Proof

Total Mintage: 468

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 Black Bull of Clarence descended to the Queen through King Edward IV. The shield shows the Royal Arms as they were borne by Edward IV and his brother King Richard III as well as all the Sovereigns of the Houses of Lancaster and Tudor.

The reverse features a dynamic depiction of a rearing Black Bull of Clarence, facing right. It holds a shield, quartered, bearing England's three lions passant guardant in the second and third quarter, and France's fleur-de-lis in the first and fourth quarter; these were the Royal Arms of King Edward IV expressing his claim to the throne of France.

Around below, the inscription BLACK BULL OF CLARENCE. Around above, interrupted by the bull's horns, the date · 2018 ·.

The artist's initials JC (for Jody Clark) are in the lower left 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.

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