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Highly collectable one-ounce silver proof Lion of England coin: the first release in The Royal Mint's acclaimed Queen's Beasts collection. This inaugural issue features the crowned lion of England, roaring above a shield bearing the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom. This reverse design is the work of British artist Jody Clark, who also created the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II that appears on the obverse. The Queen's Beasts collection celebrates Her Majesty's royal and noble heritage through the heraldic beasts that appear on her ancestors' coats of arms. The ten-part series, capped with a completer coin, began with this Lion of England design, part of a limited-edition presentation of 8,500, supplied in its original presentation packaging from The Royal Mint, complete with a numbered certificate of authenticity.
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Jody Clark designed the image of a crowned and roaring lion over a shield of Royal Arms that appears on the reverse of this 2017 Queen's Beasts coin. The date is shown above with 'LION OF ENGLAND' below.
The obverse used for Lion of England coins is also the work of Jody Clark. His fifth and final coinage portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was used from 2015 to 2022. The legend reads 'ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 2 POUNDS ·'.
Your collector's coin is struck in one troy ounce of 999 fine silver with a premium proof finish, achieved with multiple strikes of hand-prepared dies. These coins are UK legal tender with a nominal face value of Two Pounds.
The Royal Mint authorised the release of 8,500 of these Lion of England coins in 2017 as the first release in the collection. Though mintages decreased over the course of the series, this initial issue remains highly sought after by collectors.
This pre-owned 1oz silver proof Queen's Beasts coin is supplied in the original packaging, which includes a numbered certificate of authenticity, an information booklet, a display case, a capsule and an outer cardboard box.
