Buy Queen's Beasts Gold Coins – Ten Royal Heraldic Animals, Complete Series (2016–2022)
The Queen's Beasts gold series from the Royal Mint is a complete, closed series – the ten heraldic animals that flanked the entrance to Westminster Abbey during Queen Elizabeth II's coronation on 2 June 1953, rendered in 999.9/1,000 fine gold coins. With 21 products at CelticGold, the series spans both standard 1/4 oz and 1 oz sizes across all ten animal releases. Since the Red Dragon of Wales (2022) completed the series, no further Queen's Beasts issues will follow.
History – The 1953 Coronation Beasts
Sculptor James Woodford created ten 6-foot plaster figures for the 1953 coronation, each representing a heraldic beast from the royal line of descent – tracing Queen Elizabeth II's ancestry through the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish dynasties. These ten animals were:
Is the Queen's Beasts series complete?
Yes – all ten animals were issued between 2016 and 2022. The Red Dragon of Wales (2022) was the final issue. No further Queen's Beasts coins will be produced. Complete 10-coin sets in the same size are actively sought by specialist collectors.
Is the Queen's Beasts series becoming more valuable?
As a closed series with fixed supply and growing collector demand, it benefits from the same dynamics as any completed numismatic programme: the supply can only decrease as coins enter permanent collections. Complete sets consistently trade at premiums above the sum of individual coin values.
