Buy Queen's Beasts Silver Coins – Complete 10-Coin Royal Heraldic Series (2016–2022)
The Queen's Beasts silver series from the Royal Mint is a complete, permanently closed series – the ten heraldic animals flanking Westminster Abbey during Queen Elizabeth II's coronation on 2 June 1953, rendered in 999/1,000 fine silver in the 2 oz format that became the standard for this programme. With 22 products at CelticGold spanning the full ten-animal run plus various sizes, the Queen's Beasts is the defining British collector silver series of its decade.
The Ten Beasts – Coronation Heraldry
Sculptor James Woodford created ten 6-foot plaster figures for the 1953 coronation, each representing a heraldic animal from the royal line of descent:
Is the series complete and will more be issued? Yes and no – the Queen's Beasts 10-coin series is permanently closed. The Royal Mint's successor programme, Royal Tudor Beasts, uses a different heraldic source. Are complete 10-coin sets valuable? Significantly more than the sum of individual coins. As a closed series with fixed supply and growing collector demand, complete sets in the same denomination are the most sought acquisition.
