1 oz Gold The Royal Tudor Beasts Greyhound 2025
- Royal Mint: minted with tradition
- Royal design: Henry VIII's legacy
- Depth effect: added security
- Royal MintMinted by Great Britain's storied mint
- Royal designThe greyhound guards a shield bearing three lions
- Depth effectThe surface animation creates depth and security
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Royal Mint · Tudor Beasts
The guardians of the Crown
Royal Tudor Beasts 2025, 1 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 · 2025
The Greyhound of Richmond
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, one 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 ounce
- Fineness
- 999.9/1,000
- Country of issue
- Great Britain
- Face value
- 100 Pounds
- Year
- 2025
- 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.
The Majestic Greyhound of Richmond - Royal Tudor History in Purest Gold
- Design: An elegantly seated greyhound with a distinctive collar, guarding a heraldic coat of arms bearing three lions - a symbol of loyalty and royal power
- Material/Fineness: Purest gold with an exceptional fineness of 999.9/1000
- Manufacturer: The Royal Mint - Great Britain's renowned mint with centuries of tradition
The seventh issue of the exclusive Tudor Beasts Collection presents itself as a truly royal gold coin of the highest precision and historical significance. With a fine weight of one ounce (31.10 grams), this coin combines timeless value retention with fascinating Tudor history.
Royal History Meets Modern Minting Artistry
The design created by David Lawrence depicts the majestic Greyhound of Richmond in a dynamic, dignified pose. The noble greyhound, a significant legacy of Henry VIII from the House of Lancaster, is presented against an artfully crafted Tudor background. Particularly impressive: the innovative surface animation lends the coin not only additional security features, but also a fascinating optical depth effect.
The Greyhound of Richmond stands as a symbol of speed, loyalty and royal power - qualities that are perfectly reflected in the flawless craftsmanship of this bullion coin.
Perfect Symbiosis of Investment and History
As part of the exclusive Tudor Beasts series, this coin is ideally suited as an inflation hedge and crisis protection. The combination of purest gold and the limited mintage makes it a particularly valuable collector's coin with potential for appreciation in value.
Technical Details and Special Features
- Face value: 100 British Pounds
- Diameter: 32.69 mm
- Mint quality: Mint State (MS)
- Limited mintage of the seventh issue
- Delivered in a protective coin capsule
The obverse features the official portrait of King Charles III., masterfully crafted by Martin Jennings. The reverse presents the Greyhound of Richmond against a finely structured guilloche pattern that perfectly captures the royal elegance of the Tudor era. As a tax-free bullion coin after the speculation period has elapsed and a VAT-free investment, this coin offers optimal conditions for long-term wealth preservation.
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