2016 Queen's Beast Lion of England 2 oz .9999 Silver UK Coin Brexit

Description

2016 Queen's Beasts
Lion of England
2 oz 0.9999 Silver - First in Series
Coin carefully removed from Mint tube
The 2016 Queen's Beast Silver Lion coin is the first 2 oz Silver British Bullion coin from the Royal Mint.  It features a majestic Lion,
the crowned golden lion of England, which has been one of the supporters of the Royal Arms since the accession of James I in 1603. It is supporting a shield showing the Arms of the United Kingdom as they have been since Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837. In the first and last quarters of the shield are the lions of England. The lion and treasure of Scotland appear in the second, and the harp of Ireland is in the third.
At the coronation of Her Majesty The Queen, ten heraldic beasts stood guard. The Queen’s Beasts, sculpted by James Woodford RA for the coronation ceremony held in Westminster Abbey in 1953, stand six feet tall. The heraldic creatures symbolized the various strands of royal ancestry brought together in a young woman about to be crowned queen. Each proud beast, used as a heraldic badge by generations that went before her, was inspired by the King’s Beasts of Henry VIII that still line the bridge over the moat at his Hampton Court Palace.
Mintage is to be determined.