2020 White Lion of Mortimer Queens Beast Gold Proof 100 Pounds, One Ounce Coin (1oz) – NGC Graded PF70 Ultra Cameo

1 ounce x 999.9 Fine Gold.

Variety: Proof

Total Mintage: 435

Complete with the original mint boxes, booklet and certificate.

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 White Lion of Mortimer one ounce gold proof coin was issued in a mahogany presentation box. There is also a different 1oz bullion coin.

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 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 below, the inscription WHITE LION OF MORTIMER. Around above, interrupted by the beast's head, the date · 2020 ·.

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

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