Pre-Owned 2016 UK Queen’s Beasts The Lion 1/4oz Gold Coin

The 2016 UK Queen’s Beasts The Lion 1/4oz Gold Coin is part of the Queen’s Beasts bullion range from The Royal Mint, featuring an original reverse design. The coin’s reverse features a majestic lion and details the coin’s weight, fineness and year-date. The obverse design depicts the fifth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monetary denomination of £25. Both the obverse and reverse by British Coin Designer Jody Clark, creator of the fifth portrait of Her Majesty the Queen on UK coinage.Each coin weighs 7.7g and is 999.9 Fine Gold.Minted by The Royal Mint in Llantrisant, South Wales.Fifth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.VAT Free and Capital Gains Tax Exempt.Finished to bullion standard.Dimensions: Diameter: 22.00mm Other InformationThis coin is the first in a 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. At the coronation of Her Majesty The Queen, ten heraldic beasts stood guard. The plaster models were created for the occasion, symbolising the various strands of royal ancestry brought together in a young woman about to be crowned queen.This coin fits the 22.5mm Coin Capsule as featured below.The photograph shows the type of coin you will receive, not the exact item.