Contains 2 troy oz. of .9999 fine Silver. Minted by The Royal Mint in England.
This was the final release in the incredibly popular Queen's Beasts series.
Obverse: Displays the image 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.
The 10 Beast creatures represented in this collector series recognizes 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.
The 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
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