Coin Highlights: - Contains 1/4 oz of .9999 fine gold.
- Housed in protective packaging.
- Obverse: Displays the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II along with the face value of 25 pounds.
- Reverse: Designed by Jody Clark, the design features a magnificent yale, with its horns as a focal point.
- Sovereign coin backed by the British government.
- This coin is certified NGC MS-70 FR.
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When Her Majesty The Queen was crowned in 1953, the entrance to Westminster Abbey was guarded by 10 fantastical creatures. The Queen’s Beasts were 6-foot tall statues that symbolized the heritage and history Queen Elizabeth II inherited that day. These royal protectors have been brought to life in a collection named in their honor, which began in the year the queen became the world’s longest-reigning living monarch and continued in the year of Her Majesty’s Sapphire Jubilee.
The yale is a mythical beast, described to be the size of a hippopotamus, with the tail of an elephant and jaws of a boar. It descends to the queen through Henry VII, who inherited it from his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort. Her position as a matriarch brought the yale prestige and a symbolic meaning. Today, the yale can be seen guarding prominent buildings of education such as Yale University, Christ's College and St. John's College in Cambridge.
