2022 10 oz Proof British Silver Tudor Beasts Lion of England Coin (Box + CoA)

In the new Tudor Beasts Series, the Royal Mint has chosen ten new heraldic beast designs to showcase the power and majesty of the monarchy. These ten beasts were not chosen at random, however. Each one stands to this day along Moat Bridge at Hampden Court Palace, the preferred home and seat of entertainment and celebration for King Henry VIII.

Many of the heraldic beasts that line the bridge in the form of stone statues capture a snapshot of Henry VIII’s reign during which he was married to Jane Seymour. His third wife, Jane Seymour was the only wife of Henry VIII to give birth to a boy who lived beyond infancy. Though he would die young, this son would briefly reign as King Edward VI following Henry VIII’s death.

Queen Elizabeth II is on the obverse side of 2022 Proof British Tudor Beasts Lion of England Coins. This fifth-generation portrait is a right-profile relief that shows the Queen at the age of 89 wearing the George IV State Diadem. Jody Clark created this effigy of the Queen in 2015, become the youngest Royal Mint artist to create a monarch portrait.