The obverse side depicts the fifth effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Jody Clark and in use of all British commemorative and circulation type coins since 2015. The text above the primary design reads LION OF ENGLAND with the bullion versions also including the metal, weight, and fineness. The stone statue of the Lion of England is depicted holding a shield bearing a combination of two coats of arms of Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour, symbolising the strength of the couple’s union.
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With two designs released each year until completion, the series is scheduled to conclude towards the end of 2026.ĭesigned by David Lawrence, the motif on the reverse recreates one of the first beasts to flank the parapets of the Moat Bridge.
The series will comprise 10 mythical and ancestral beasts which are prevalent in Heraldry and depict the statues displayed at Hampton Court Palace, chosen by King Henry VIII to line the approach of the Great Gatehouse over the Moat Bridge of his favourite home. The dynasty was succeeded on the English throne by the Stuarts in the person of Scottish King James VI, known in England as James I. She was succeeded by her younger sister, the famed Elizabeth I (known as Gloriana ), who reigned from 1558 until her death in 1603. The Tudors are also remembered in history for England’s first Queen Regnant, Mary I, who succeeded her brother Edward VI in 1553.
The dynasty began with the accession of Henry VII Tudor in 1485 and saw the infamous Henry VIII succeed his father in 1509. The Tudor Beasts focus on the heraldry associated with the Tudor Dynasty which reigned in England until 1603. This range follows the immense success of the “Queen’s Beasts” series issued from 2016 to 2021, which included Proof gold and silver releases, later the release of bullion gold and silver versions. The Royal Mint has released the first design which begins the bullion version of their new “Tudor Beasts” coin series.