2017 Queens Beasts Lion of England £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Pack Sealed

In 2017, to celebrate the Queens Beasts, the Royal Mint released a Limited Issue Brilliant Uncirculated Queens Beasts Lion of England £5 Five Pound Coin Pack Sealed.

The reverse features the Lion of England while the obverse depicts the Fifth Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II both designed by Jody Clark.
The lion is one of the earliest animals to appear in royal emblems a traditional symbol of bravery, strength and valour .

The first recorded use was the gift of a blue shield, decorated with small golden lions, given to Geoffrey Plantagenet by Henry I as he married Henry’s daughter Matilda , in 1127.
As long as England has had a shield of its own, it has always featured the lion in some form – the Norman kings of England used motifs featuring the ferocious beast, a tradition made consistent under Henry II and his son Richard I the ‘Lionheart’ in the twelfth century.

• Limited Mintage of 31,838 Worldwide
• Previously only available in precious metals
• First Issue of the Queens Beasts Coin Collection
• Struck to Royal Mint's Brilliant Uncirculated Standard - A Finer Finish Than Circulating Coins
• Learn about the beasts in the specially designed packaging
• These coins will not enter circulation
• Royal Mint Presentation Pack Sealed