2024 1 oz Tudor Beast The Seymour Unicorn Gold Coin
- Description
The Tudor Beast Series unveils the history behind the statues settled in the Hampton Court Palace.
The Royal Mint is one of the oldest refineries worldwide and has a long tradition of manufacturing the purest bullion pieces.
Gold Tudor Beast coins are struck with the purest 999.9 gold, making these gold coins a valuable investment option, besides the artistic and historical value contained in their design.
Coin Highlights
- Contains 1 oz of .9999 pure gold;
- Part of the Tudor Beasts Series;
- Produced by the Royal Mint;
- Holds a 100 pounds sterling face value and legal tender status;
- The obverse features King Charles III;
- The reverse displays the Seymour Unicorn.
The Design
The Seymour Unicorn that names the coin is an inspired version of its statue in the Hampton Court Palace.
Artist David Lawrence designed the reverse, featuring a modern and glorious depiction of a Heraldic Unicorn protecting the National Seal.
A chain mail animation texture works as a backdrop and an extra security feature. The inscriptions “SEYMOUR UNICORN. 1 oz. 999.9. FINE GOLD. 2024” on the outer rim describe the coin’s name, weight, metal content, fineness, and year of issuance.
The effigy of King Charles III is an official portrait signed by Martin Jennings.
The inscriptions encircling the Monarch’s bust, “CHARLES III,” “100 POUNDS,” and “D.G.REX.F.D.,” refer to His Majesty’s name, the coin’s face value, and the Latin initials stand for “Dei Gracia Rex,” by the Grace of God, King.
The Tudor Beast Series
The Series honors British royal ancestry by representing the ten beasts on the Palace Moat’s Bridge. Henri VIII, the second Tudor of the dynasty succeeding his father Henri VII, was in charge of constructing these stone sculptures.
The Seymour Unicorn is the fourth beast featured in the series. Other statues featured on Royal Mint products include the Bull of Clarence, The Seymour Panther, The Lion of England, the Yale of Beaufort, the Tudor Dragon, the Greyhound of Richmond, the Royal Dragon, the Queen's Panther, and the Queen’s Lion.