1oz Queen's Beast Lion

[oliversw5]

I think I have found a new favourite!

 

https://www.coininvest.com/en/gold-coins/1-oz-queen-s-beasts-lion-gold-2016/

[MickB]

Wow, that is nice!

[oliversw5]

1 minute ago, MickB said:

Wow, that is nice!

I think that will be next on my wishlist!

[MickB]

Are they only in the one ounce size?

[oliversw5]

Just now, MickB said:

Are they only in the one ounce size?

I am trying to find out, one thing that worries me however is after a very quick search, apparently there are 10 Queen's beasts, could be for a very expensive set...

[doogs]

Not liking the obverse side.

[morezone]

Very nice indeed.  Come back £700/oz spot.

[MCJ]

Also being produced in 1/4 Oz gold and 2oz silver.

Why haven't we all been told about this by our own Royal Mint? Or have I missed something?

Edited February 26, 2016 by MCJ

[Shinus73]

There's also a 2 oz silver version and a 1/4 oz gold:

https://www.wholesaledirectmetals.com/silver-british-lion/

[Paul]

Looking at the price it is the same roughly as a normal krugerrand.  

So i presume it is a standard bullion coin.

Think i will get one over the course of this year 

Bet the 2oz one will be nice to hold 

[oliversw5]

I will add a few of these to my collection, if they are doing tubes of the 2oz Ill try and pick one up. 

[morezone]

Looks like its another exclusive commission like the Lunar privys.  Wonder what the premiums will be like on the silver.

[Paul]

The Queen's Beasts are ten heraldic statues depicting the genealogy of Queen Elizabeth II. 
They were commissioned by the British Ministry of Works from sculptor James Woodford (who was paid the sum of £2,750 for the work) 
to stand in front of the temporary western annexe to Westminster Abbey for the Queen's coronation in 1953. 

The beasts are some six-foot (1.83 m) high, cast in plaster, and could not therefore be left in the open air. 

The beasts are: 

• the 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.
• After the coronation, they were removed to the Great Hall in Hampton Court Palace and, in 1957, were relocated to St George's Hall at Windsor Castle. 

The beasts were taken into storage in April 1958 whilst their future was considered. It was eventually decided to offer them to the Commonwealth governments and Canada, 
being the senior nation, was offered them first. In June 1959, the Canadian government accepted the beasts and they were shipped there in July. 
Originally, the only part of the statues to be coloured was their heraldic shields; but, for the celebrations of the Canadian federation in 1967, the statues were painted in their full heraldic colours. 
They are now in the care of the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau.

In 1958, Sir Henry Ross, Chairman of the Distillers Company in Edinburgh, paid for Portland stone replicas of these statues, which are on display outside the Palm House at Kew Gardens. 
The beasts also served as models for topiary at Hall Place, Bexley. 

[Paul]

Queen's Beasts at Kew Gardens

[Shinus73]

12 minutes ago, morezone said:

Looks like its another exclusive commission like the Lunar privys.  Wonder what the premiums will be like on the silver.

Although Wholesale Direct Metals are only identified as the exclusive distributor in North America, not worldwide. This could suggest they will also be available from different source(s) in Europe.

[MickB]

Going to see if I can get a 1/4 oz, if possible. 

Edited February 26, 2016 by MickB

[MCJ]

Just had a chat with the Royal Mint. The coins haven't been released in the UK yet. They had no idea when they would be, offered to send me an email when they were. 

Why are the Germans selling them and in the US there's a distributor, and we know sweet FA?

[BaldyBob]

52 minutes ago, doogs said:

Not liking the obverse side.

Could be worse, Charles....or Camilla :0

[ApisMellifera]

1 hour ago, oliversw5 said:

I think that will be next on my wishlist!

Nice and Like!

Will add them on my wishlist too.
I really like JC's designs...

 

[Cornishfarmer]

Could be a bit busy on a 1/4 Oz.     Love the design just hope the Royal mint are up to the great design

the 2 Oz silver will probably look best

[ApisMellifera]

33 minutes ago, Cornishfarmer said:

the 2 Oz silver will probably look best

Yeah.

Will @STG 

or @SilverTrader get these in by any chance?  

hint hint....

or anyone... on the forum off-course

[KDave]

I saw the one ounce on coin invest this morning and said some words that can not be repeated here. I bought one after some hours thinking about it. I do hate averaging up.

[MikeOxlong]

Very nice - Hope the 1/4oz becomes available

[HighlandTiger]

Now I'm not supposed to be a gold "collector", but I'm very very very tempted to buy one of each 1/4 oz, (if it's a 10 coin set). Would love the 1 oz, but that would be way outside my budget.

 

The 2oz silver will be a nice buy IF, and it's a big if, there isn't a massive premium attached to it.

[SilverTrader]

1 hour ago, ApisMellifera said:

Yeah.

Will @STG 

or @SilverTrader get these in by any chance?  

hint hint....

or anyone... on the forum off-course

Ow No not another coin i have to stock :-( lol