2019 Falcon Of The Plantagenets Queens Beasts Gold Proof 100 Pounds, One Ounce Coin (1oz) – NGC Graded PF69 Ultra Cameo.

1 ounce x 999.9 Fine Gold.

Variety: Proof

Total Mintage: 424

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 leaping falcon holding in its talons a shield; at the centre of the shield, a badge depicting a second white falcon within an open golden fetterlock (or padlock), representing the struggle of King Edward IV to obtain the throne of England.

Around below, the inscription FALCON OF THE PLANTAGENETS. Around above, interrupted by the bird's head, the date · 2019 ·.

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.

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