Issuer: United Kingdom
Queen: Elizabeth II (1952-date)
Type: Non-circulating coin
Year: 2019
Composition: Silver (.9999)
Weight: 2 Troy Ounce - 62.42 Gram
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Thickness: 5.4 mm
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
References: Sp# QBA7
Series: The Queen's Beasts
Obverse: Fifth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around - ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·F·D·5 POUNDS· - J.C
Reverse: The Yale (a mythical beast often depicted either as an antelope or goat) atop a shield bearing the image of a crowned portcullis with chains, legend and date around - YALE OF BEAUFORT · 2oz FINE SILVER · 999.9 · 2019 - JC
Engraver: Jody Clark, creator of the latest definitive portrait of The Queen on UK coinage
Edge: Reeded
Minted by The Royal Mint in Llantrisant, South Wales.
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Comments: The seventh design in The Queen's Beasts bullion series which began in 2016 with the Lion of England, there are a total of ten Beasts representing the statues that stood in Westminster Abbey on the Queen's Coronation in 1953. The original statues are now on display in the Canadian Museum of History at Gatineau, whilst James Woodford's sculpted replicas stand in the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, London. This Jody Clark reverse design was struck in a variety of base and precious metal compositions and denominations.
The 2019 UK Queen’s Beasts The Yale of Beaufort 2oz Silver Coin is the seventh release from the exclusive Royal Mint bullion range, featuring an original reverse design.
This coin is the seventh in the series of ten designs that celebrate each of The Queen’s Beasts. The Queen’s Beasts bullion range celebrates the British Monarchy and the centuries of fascinating heraldry that has been a part of their story.
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