1/4 oz Gold Coin Tudor Beasts Seymour Unicorn 2024
- Noble Heraldry: Coat of arms with roses
- Royal Mint: renowned mint
- Purest Gold: Fineness 999.9/1,000
- Noble HeraldryOne of the ten heraldic beasts from England's royal history
- Royal MintMinted by one of the oldest mints in the world
- Purest GoldHighest gold purity, Brilliant Uncirculated in Mint State
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Royal Mint · Tudor Beasts
The guardians of the Crown
Royal Tudor Beasts 2024, 1/4 ounce gold, picture side
Heraldic beasts guard the Crown: in 1536 on the bridge at Hampton Court, in 1953 outside the Abbey for the coronation.
1536 · Hampton Court
Ten guardians on the bridge
In 1536 Henry VIII had the stone bridge over the moat at Hampton Court completed, built of brick and more than 600 tonnes of stone. On it stood ten heraldic beasts, the King’s Beasts, displaying the King’s ancestry.
In the 17th century the bridge and the beasts vanished into the moat for more than 150 years. When the excavation began in 1909, only fragments of the beasts were found; the figures guarding the entrance today are copies from the 1950s.
2 June 1953 · Westminster
Ten beasts in plaster
For the coronation of Elizabeth II, ten heraldic beasts stood outside the Abbey’s glass-fronted annexe, designed by Eric Bedford: six feet tall, made of plaster, the work of James Woodford. His model was the King’s Beasts of Hampton Court.
The ten beasts chosen were those that best showed the Queen’s ancestry, from the Lion of England and the Griffin of Edward III to the Unicorn of Scotland and the White Horse of Hanover.
1956 · Kew
Guardians in Portland stone
At Kew, copies in Portland stone stand guard outside the Palm House, by the same sculptor, given in 1956 by an anonymous donor.
After the coronation the plaster figures went to Hampton Court and in 1957 to Windsor. Since 1959 they have belonged to Canada and stand in the Canadian Museum of History.
Royal Tudor Beasts · 2024
The Seymour Unicorn
David Lawrence drew the beasts of the bridge by hand for the Royal Mint and kept their shields unchanged. The series was created with Historic Royal Palaces and appears over five years; it began with the Seymour Panther.
The value side carries Charles III, a quarter ounce of gold at 999.9/1,000.
ShieldThe shield of the beast
YearThe year, as struck
Initials MJMJ: the initials of Martin Jennings
Arms and crown
Lion and unicorn hold the arms
On the Royal Arms gold of 2022, the lion and the unicorn hold the royal arms, with the motto “DIEU ET MON DROIT” beneath. For the Platinum Jubilee in 2022, the Sovereign too carried the royal arms instead of St George.
The crown itself becomes a motif too: St Edward’s Crown and the Imperial State Crown appear in 2026 as coloured reliefs on two ounces of silver from Niue.
The Lion and the Eagle unites the British lion and the American eagle, designed by Jonathan Olliffe.
The Sovereign
A gold coin travels the world
Henry VII gave the name Sovereign to a new gold coin in 1489. In the 19th century the Sovereign was called the “chief coin of the world”, accepted even in Brazil.
The Royal Mint also struck it at branch mints, from Sydney from 1855 to Pretoria from 1923, almost 500 million pieces in all. Today the Australian Sovereign of the Perth Mint shows a new St George, drawn by Jennifer McKenna.
The faces of the Crown
One face, seven decades
Mary Gillick showed Elizabeth II with a laurel wreath instead of a crown, and Jody Clark chose the diadem of her coronation in 2015: the first and the fifth of her portraits on British coins.
On British coins the portrait of Charles III is by Martin Jennings; the King approved it himself. The Queen’s British coins remained valid: some 27 billion were in circulation when the first circulating coins with Charles were struck.
At a glance
- Series
- The Royal Tudor Beasts
- Metal
- gold
- Weight
- 1/4 ounce
- Fineness
- 999.9/1,000
- Country of issue
- Great Britain
- Face value
- 25 Pounds
- Year
- 2024
- Quality
- brilliant uncirculated
- Mint
- The Royal Mint
The British Crown
Today the heraldic beasts stand guard at Kew in Portland stone, in Canada in plaster and on coins in gold and silver.
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The Design: A Historic Emblem
On the obverse of this breathtaking coin is a majestic unicorn bearing a coat of arms. This design is no coincidence: it represents the Seymour Unicorn, one of the ten heraldic beasts from the Tudor era — a period that changed the face of Great Britain forever.
Material and Fineness: Pure Elegance
The coin is made of the purest gold with a fineness of 999.9/1,000. With a fine weight of 7.78 grams, it shines in any collection and any investment portfolio. Gold is not only an inflation hedge, but also a proven store of value for over 6,000 years.
The Manufacturer: Royal Mint United Kingdom
The 1/4 oz gold coin Tudor Beasts Seymour Unicorn 2024 is produced by the Royal Mint United Kingdom, one of the oldest and most renowned mints in the world. The quality and authenticity of each individual coin is therefore guaranteed.
Further Details
This gold coin has a diameter of 22.00 mm and comes in a coin capsule, making it a perfect collector's item. The condition is new and the grade is Mint State (MS) (BU). It has a face value of 25 GBP and the year of issue is 2024.
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Product Details:
- Packaging: Coin capsule
- Condition: New
- Diameter: 22.00 mm
- Fine weight: 7.78 g
- Face value: 25 GBP
- Year of issue: 2024
- Precious metal: Gold
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Manufacturer: Royal Mint: The British Royal Mint
- Grade: Mint State (MS) (BU)
- Investment purpose: Investment product
- Gross weight: 7.78 g
- Denomination: 1/4 oz
- Investment type: Coin
- Fineness: 999.9/1,000
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