Gold Coin Seymour Panther 1/4 Oz 2022 Proof

The Royal Tudor Beasts - The Seymour Panther 2022 - 1/4 Oz

An exclusive 2022 Royal British Mint minted gold coin made from the purest 99.99% gold weighing 1/4 Oz (7.8g) in Proof quality is released as part of the new The Royal Tudor Beasts series.
The series will introduce ten heraldic animals from the genealogy of King Henry VIII in turn. Tudor and his third wife Jane Seymour. The first royal Tudor beast is the Seymour panther.

The reverse of the coin shows a panther with flames coming out of its mouth. Around its neck is a chained crown. The heraldic beast holds the Seymour family shield in its forepaws in the form of two joined and outstretched wings, the tips of which point downwards. Wings in heraldry symbolize peace, soaring, freedom and the spiritual journey. The circular motif features the inscription "SEYMOUR PANTHER", the year of issue "2022" and the artist's mark of the design.
The Royal Tudor Beasts is a series of ten heraldic sculptures located on the bridge leading to the Great Tower Gate of Hampton Court Palace in London. Henry VIII commissioned the statues to celebrate his marriage to Jane Seymour in 1536 and to be placed outside his royal residence. Henry VIII's third marriage represented a new hope for a dream male heir and the preservation of the royal lineage. The stylized form of the statues was worked up by David Lawrence for a series of coins.
The union of Henry and Jane is illustrated by the Seymour panther, the lion of England, the greyhound of Richmond, the yale of Beaufort, the Tudor dragon, the Seymour unicorn, the royal dragon, the Queen's lion, the bull of Clarence and the Queen's panther.
The identification of the panther in heraldry is not clear-cut. It may be a real or a mythological animal. The heraldic panther is usually depicted as an angry or enraged animal with flames shooting from its mouth and ears, supposedly representing scented breath. This was supposed to attract other animals to it. Only the dragon was made to retreat into a slug by the smell. The origins of the fierce mythological panther with flames can be found in the Duke of Beaufort. The first Tudor king, Henry VII, descended from the Beaufort family through his mother's line, and was succeeded by his son Henry VIII in 1509.
Originally, a leopard from Henry VIII's collection of royal animals supported the shield of his second wife, Anne Boleyn, and before her, Catherine of Aragon. In the year of Anne Boleyn's execution and the year of her marriage to Jane Seymour, Henry VIII had all the arms and crests belonging to Anne replaced or destroyed. In an effort to save money while honoring his new wife, he used his wits. He ordered that the existing leopard be modified into the Seymour panther and become part of the new queen's coat of arms. The Seymour panther symbolized the peaceful and loving relationship between the king and his wife, who would bear him a male heir.

The obverse depicts Jody Clark's fifth and definitive coin portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. It incorporates the artist's initials "J.C.", the inscription "ELIZABETH II. D.G. REG.F.D." and the face value.

The coin comes in a deluxe lacquered wooden box along with a numbered certificate of authenticity in a limited edition of only 1,000 pieces for the entire world!

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