2017, Great Britain, Elizabeth II. Silver 5 Pounds Coin. Mint Year: 2017 Reference: KM-1458. Certified and graded by PCGS as MS-67! Denomination: 5 Pounds. The Queen’s Beasts, II – The Griffin of Edward III. 999 Diameter: 38.61mm Weight: 62.02gm. Queen’s Beasts coins are British coins issued by the Royal Mint in platinum, gold, and silver since 2016. Each of the 10 beast coins in the series features a stylized version of one of the heraldic Queen’s Beasts statues present at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II representing her royal line of ancestry. The silver coin is notable as the first two-ounce United Kingdom silver bullion coin. The Queen’s Beasts are ten heraldic statues representing the genealogy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted as the Royal supporters of England. They stood in front of the temporary western annexe to Westminster Abbey for the Queen’s coronation in 1953. Each of The Queen’s Beasts consists of a heraldic beast supporting a shield bearing a badge or arms of a family associated with the ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II. They were uncoloured except for their shields at the coronation. They are now on display in the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec. Copies survive at nearby Kew Gardens. In the 1920s a set of 76 similar heraldic beasts was replaced on the roof of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, having been taken down in 1682 due to dilapidation. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Bullion\Silver\Coins”. The seller is “coinworldtv” and is located in this country: AT. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Coin: 5 Pounds
- Composition: Silver
- Year: 2017
- Certification Number: 44660054
- Strike Type: Business
- Fineness: 0.999
- Grade: MS 67
- Precious Metal Content per Unit: 2 oz
- Total Precious Metal Content: 2 Ounces
- Certification: PCGS