2018 1 oz Britain Queen's Beasts - The Unicorn of Scotland .9999 Gold Coin

 The Queen’s Beasts were originally designed by James Woodford who was given the privilege by The British Ministry of Works. They were made as statues standing guard at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 outside Westminster Abbey and were relocated after the ceremony and now can be found at the Canadian Museum of History. Each of them represents different heraldic stories associated with the ancestry of the Queen.

Coins Highlights:

• 4th Issue of the Queen’s Beast Series by Royal Mint
• Contains 1 troy Oz .9999 Gold
• 10 in a tube. 
• Obverse : the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
• Reverse : symbolic Scotland Unicorn from one of 10 Queen’s Beasts
• Fully backed by the British government with the face value of 100 Pounds
• Designed by Jody Clark who also created the iconic portrait of The Queen on many countries’ coinage

The Launch Schedule of Queen’s Beasts

1. I.      The Lion of England
2. II.     The Griffin of Edward III
3. III.    The Red Dragon of Wales
4. IV.   The Unicorn of Scotland
5. V.    The Black Bull of Clarence
6. VI.   The Falcon of the Plantagenets
7. VII.  The Yale of Beaufort
8. VIII. The White Lion of Mortimer
9. IX.   The White Horse of Hanover
10. X.    The White Greyhound of Richmond