Silver Investment Coin The Queen's Beasts The Falcon 10 Oz 2020

The Queen´s Beasts - Plantagenet Falcon - 10 Oz

The 10 Oz (311 g) silver investment coin in the finest 99.99% pure silver, issued by the Royal British Mint for 2020, is the sixth coin in the "The Queen's Beasts" series, which is dedicated to the ten heraldic animals of Queen Elizabeth II - the Lion of England, the Griffin of Edward III., the Falcon of the Plantagenets, the Black Bull of the Dukes of Clarence, the Yale of Beaufort, the White Lion of Mortimer, the White Hound of Richmond, the Red Dragon of Wales, the Unicorn of Scotland and the White Horse of Hanover.

The coin bears on its reverse the motif of a white falcon holding in its talons an armorial shield, which depicts another white falcon in an open padlock. The falcon and padlock were important emblems of the House of York and Lancaster. If the lock was depicted as open, it symbolized a claim to the English throne. The rim of the motif is decorated with the inscription "FALCON OF PLANTAGENETS", the weight "10 oz", the purity "FINE SILVER, 999.9", the year of issue "2020" and the initials of the designer "JC".
The Queen's Beasts is a series of ten heraldic sculptures created by sculptor James Woodford to celebrate the Queen's coronation in 1953. Their stylized form for the coin series was created by the talented engraver Jody Clark.
The kings of the Plantagenet dynasty ruled England from the time of Henry II (1154-1189) and through the Lancester and York branches until the reign of Richard III and defeat at the Battle of Bosworth (1485), when they were replaced by the Tudors. In heraldry, the falcon is associated with the embodiment of determination and unwavering concentration. Originally the falcon emblem was associated with Edward III, who passed it on in association with the open castle to his grandson Edward IV, an important figure in the Wars of the Roses and the first English king of the House of York.

The obverse shows a traditional portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by the same artist who designed the reverse, with the inscription 'ELIZABETH II. D.G.REG.F.D." and the denomination "10 POUNDS".

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