Lot 0126 - 2016 1oz Lion of England Gold Coin Queen's Beasts
Estimate: 
16,000 - 17,000
Current Bid: 
10,000
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Key Features
Description:
This beautiful coin is the first of a series of ten that will feature the "Queen's Beasts". The Queen's Beasts are ten statues which stood guard for the Queen's Coronation, sculpted by James Woodford RA in 1953. The Queen's Beasts are still standing, but are currently housed at the Canadian Museum of History in Quebec, Canada. Stone replicas of the statues can be found at Kew Gardens in London.
The first coin in the series is the 2016 Lion of England 1oz gold coin, and has a beautiful high relief. The coin is 24-carat (or 999.9 purity) and contains one ounce of gold. The Royal Mint issued an initial 5,000 coins, though the Queen's Beast series is officially of unlimited mintage until the end of the year of issue.
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