For 2021 to celebrate the Queens Beasts Series, the Royal Mint released a special Collection of Silver and Gold Coins celebrating British Monarchs and the centuries of Heraldry.
The tenth coin in the series of 10, celebrates the Griffin of Edward III and has been issued as a £5 Five Pound Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .999 Silver weighing two ounces of pure Silver.
The reverse features a stylized image of the Griffin of Edward III while the obverse features the Fifth Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark .
The 10 Queen's heraldic beasts present at the Queen's Coronation in 1953 were as follows: Lion of England, the Griffin of Edward III, the Falcon of the Plantagenets, the Black Bull of Clarence, the Yale of Beaufort, the White Lion of Mortimer, the White Greyhound of Richmond, the Red Dragon of Wales, the Unicorn of Scotland, and the White Horse of Hanover.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
Limited Mintage 300 Worldwide
Finished to Royal Mint's Proof Quality – the Finest Minting Finish
Struck in Solid Fine .999 Silver Weighing Two Ounces of Pure Silver
Celebrating Queens Beasts Series - Griffin of Edward III
