2021 10oz Queen’s Beasts White Lion of Mortimer Silver Coin
Buy the 2021 10oz Queen’s Beasts White Lion of Mortimer Silver Coin from Bullionjoy today. The popular Queen’s Beasts silver coin is the eighth release from the British Royal Mint Bullion collection. The 10 ounces Queen’s Beast White Lion features the original reverse design like the 2 oz White Lion of Mortimer silver coin, a fierce White Lion clutching its shield. The shield bears a white rose circled by the sun. The sun has been believed to be a symbol of good luck on battlefields for many centuries.
Each of the 10 ounce White Lion Queen’s Beast Silver coin come in an original clear protective capsule. The popular 10oz silver coin weighs an impressive 311.03 grams of pure 999.9 fine silver.
The White Lion 2021 10 oz silver coins also hold legal tender status with a denomination of £10. Based on their metal content their value is a lot higher than their legal tender value. The bullion coins holding legal tender status are CGT (Capital Gains Tax) Free for UK residents.
History of The Queen’s Beasts
The Queen Beasts silver bullion coins celebrate the British Monarchy and the centuries of fascinating heraldry which has been a part of their story. The Queens Beasts are ten fascinating beasts standing for the heraldic ties of Her Majesty the Queen.
Today, The Queen’s Beasts can are located at the Canadian Museum of History in Quebec. Whilst the replicas of the Queen’s beasts sculptors stand in Kew gardens. The creatures were displayed on the day of The Queen’s coronation in 1953.
The mythical creatures which form the heraldry are Lions, Griffin, Falcon, Bull, Yale, Greyhound, Dragon, Unicorn, and Horse.
Royal Mint took a challenge to create the 10 heraldic statues in 2oz and 10oz pure silver, calling the series ‘The Queen’s Beasts Silver Coin Collection’. The Royal Mint used the skills of Jody Clark, whose official portrait of The Queen features on the obverse of coins issued by The Royal Mint. The first release of the Queen’s Beast silver coin series was the 2016 Lion of England which features a majestic crowned ‘roaring’ lion.
The release dates of 2oz Queen Beast Silver Coin Series
The Lion of England ‘2016 2oz The Lion of England Queen Beast Silver Coin’
The Griffin of Edward III ‘2017 2oz Queen’s Beasts The Griffin of Edward Silver Coin’
The Red Dragon of Wales or known as ‘2017 2oz Welsh Red Dragon Queen Beast Silver Coin’
The Unicorn of Scotland ‘2018 2oz The Unicorn of Scotland Silver Coin’
The Black Bull of Clarence ‘ 2018 2oz Silver Queen’s Beasts Black Bull of Clarence Silver Coin’
The Falcon of the Plantagenet’s ‘ 2019 2oz Queen’s Beasts Falcon of Plantagenets Silver Coin’
The Yale of Beaufort ‘2019 2oz Queen’s Beasts Yale of Beaufort Silver Coin’
The White Lion of Mortimer ‘ 2020 2oz Queen’s Beasts White Lion of Mortimer Silver Coin’
The White Greyhound of Richmond ‘2021 2oz Queen’s Beast White Greyhound Silver Coin’
The White Horse of Hanover ‘2020 2oz Queens Beast White Horse of Hanover Silver Coin’
The White Greyhound of Richmond ‘2021 2oz Queen’s Beast White Greyhound Silver Coin’
1. The Lion of England ‘2016 2oz The Lion of England Queen Beast Silver Coin’ was the first release of the 10 Queen Beast in two ounces of silver.
2. The Griffin of Edward III ‘2017 2oz Queen Beast The Griffin of Edward III Silver Coin ’ was the second release from the Royal Mint from the Queen Beast series. The queen’s beast Griffin was also released in 10oz of pure silver in 2018 as well in 2oz of silver in 2017.
3. The Red Dragon of Wales or known as ‘2017 2oz Welsh Red Dragon Queen Beast round bullion’ was the third release from the Royal Mint Queen’s Beasts series.
4. 2018 The Unicorn of Scotland ‘2018 2oz The Unicorn of Scotland Silver Coin’ fourth release, features Unicorn of Scotland stands over a shield bearing the Scottish Lion Rampant against a beautiful guilloche background
5. 2018 The Black Bull of Clarence was the fifth release of the Queens Beasts Series which was made in 2oz silver round coin and 10oz silver round bullion. The two ounce black bull of Clarence silver coins features the magnificent Black Bull of Clarence with shield and artist Jody Clark’s initials can be seen to the right of the base of the shield.
6. 2019 The Falcon of the Plantagenets 2oz silver coin and 10oz silver coin was the sixth release from the Royal Mint. The features on the coin have an abstracted version of the Falcon of the Plantagenets, holding a shield depicting a falcon within an open golden fetterlock alongside the weight and portrait of her Majesty The Queen.
7. The seventh release from the beast’s silver coin collection was 2019 The Yale of Beaufort in 2oz pure silver and 10oz round silver coin.
8. The most waited for coin 2020 2oz Queen’s Beasts White Lion of Mortimer Silver Coin was the 8th release from the Queen’s coin series. The coin has an immaculate design of the queen’s beast the lion, the design features a White Lion holding a shield with a ‘white rose en soleil’, a white rose on a golden sun, a combination of emblems used by both Edward IV and Richard III.
9. 2020 2oz Queens Beast White Horse of Hanover Silver Bullion Coin is the ninth release in 2 ounce (56.699 grams) of pure silver. The design features a rearing horse with the badge of the House of Hanover George I Royal Coat of Arms. A shield below the white horse of Hanover has been split into quarters. Each quarter shows fleur-de-lis of France, the second shows the Irish harp, the third displays the lion of Scotland and the leopards of England, and the final quarter features the Arms of Hanover.
10. The tenth is the 2021 2oz Queen’s Beast White Greyhound Silver Coin, made in 2 ounce (56.699 grams) of pure silver. The white greyhound is sure to be a fast seller world-wide. The greyhound silver coin features the Greyhound of Richmond with the Tudor seal, with coin’s weight, fineness, and year-date.
Mintage of 2oz Queen’s Beasts Silver Coins
There is on-going demand to this particular day for the Queen’s Beasts bullion coins releases the key factor initiating the continual attraction which has been since the first initial release of the 2016 silver coin. Especially with new enthusiasts and investors being introduced to the 2 ounce coins series all the time, hence the requirements to collect the first of issues released to be sought so they can add it to their collection.
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Coin Highlights
Contains 10 ounces (311.10 grams) of pure 999.9 fine Silver.
Obverse: Displays the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Reverse: a fierce White Lion clutching its shield. The shield bears a white rose circled by the sun.
