Contains 2 oz of .9999 fine Silver.

Final release in the incredibly popular Queen's Beasts 2oz Silver BU series

Obverse: Displays the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, along with the face value of 5 pounds.

Reverse: Designed by Jody Clark, the reverse features all ten formidable royal guardians in one design.

Sovereign coin minted by The Royal Mintand backed by the British government.



The 10 fantastical creatures represented in this collector-favorite series recognize the famous statues which were present during the coronation ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey in 1953. Each statue, created of plaster by James Woodford, were six-feet-tall and symbolized the heritage and history that Queen Elizabeth II inherited upon her coronation. Today, the original plaster statues have a permanent home in Quebec's Canadian Museum of History and stone replicas can be visited in the United Kingdom's Kew Gardens. These 10 statues include:

Lion of England

Griffin of Edward III

Unicorn of Scotland

Red Dragon of Wales

Black Bull of Clarence

Falcon of Plantagenets

Yale of Beaufort

White Lion of Mortimer

White Horse of Hanover

The White Greyhound of Richmond