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