BIOT: 2 pounds Queen Beasts series 2021

Started by eurocoin, February 25, 2021, 01:08:53 PM

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eurocoin

It was possible to order 5 pieces per person. In 8 minutes all basemetal coins were gone. Since the first few releases in the previous Queen's Beasts 2 pound series, a wealthy collector has hired me to notify him instantly when the coins are out, so he can order them. He was able to get his coins this time too. It is crazy how eager people are to get Pobjoy Mint's Queen's Beasts coins but they are of course an excellent investment.

Deeman

With the White Greyhound of Richmond being the first statue to the right of the Lion of England during the coronation (see reply#9), I suspect that the sequence of issue will follow the display alignment at Westminster Abbey.
If that is the case, the order of issue of the remaining eight beasts would be:

The Yale of Beaufort with the Beaufort Portcullis Badge of the Tudors.
The Red Dragon of Wales with the Arms of Llywelyn.
The White Horse of Hanover with the Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).
The White Lion of Mortimer with the Rose en Soleil Badge of York.
The Unicorn of Scotland with the Royal Arms of Scotland.
The Griffin of Edward III with the Badge of the House of Windsor.
The Black Bull of Clarence with the Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).
The Falcon of the Plantagenets with the Falcon and Fetterlock Badge of Edward IV.

eurocoin

Quote from: MCz on April 06, 2021, 01:51:05 PM
Unfortunatelly, I noticed e-mail from Pobjoy 11 minutes after received and coins were already sold out. Only silver version avaliable.

Try to buy 5 of one of the next coins in the series. Then sell or swap the remaining 4 to get the coins in the series you have missed out on. Alternatively try to make an arrangement with another collector that you both every time order an extra coin, so that that can be purchased at cost by the other if he/she misses out. That is what other people do on the collectors groups.

MCz

Yes, definitly will try to do it in future. I also have 2 pieces of first Lion so hope will swap it for Greyhound.


Deeman

#20
Yale of Beaufort.

The design supposedly features a yale shown rearing up and a shield bearing the Beaufort Portcullis Badge of the Tudors on a half and half background. (The livery colours of The House of Lancaster shield was white and blue.)
The shield shows a portcullis surmounted by a royal crown. The portcullis (uncrowned) was a Beaufort badge, but was used both crowned and uncrowned by Henry VII.
The yale was a symbol of Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII. It is a mythical beast with characteristics of a goat (as the design shows), with tushes of a boar and strewn with roundels (but these are omitted from the design). Being able to swivel each of its horns independently, mediaeval illustrations often show it with horns pointing in different directions. Its name is thought to be derived from the Hebrew word yael, meaning ibex (mountain goat).


Deeman

The Red Dragon of Wales now available to pre-order.

Deeman

The Queen's Beasts, Red Dragon of Wales

Design features a dragon with a shield showing the Arms of Llywelyn, the last sovereign Prince of Wales before its conquest by Edward I (1277-83).



The first appearance of the Dragon was in 829, though some say it was first used by Cadwaladr, the King of Gwynedd, in the 7th Century. But it is the red dragon, as an emblem of Owen Tudor, grandfather of Henry VII, that came to represent the nation of Wales. Henry VII dubbed it 'The Red Dragon of Cadwaladr' and the Tudors used the red dragon heavily on their ships, flags, and shields. Henry VII's troops carried a fiery red dragon standard at the Battle of Bosworth, when Henry secured the crown of England.

Dragons are one of the best-known mythical beasts. They are associated with strength, wisdom and power; these intimidating traits made the dragon a popular choice in heraldry.

MCz

5th coin from the series issued for sales (shipments from 12/07/2021). It's White Horse of Hannover.

eurocoin

Although they still go out of stock relatively quickly, the hype seems to have died down and the newly released pieces do no longer rise a lot in value.

Deeman

Quote from: MCz on June 28, 2021, 11:08:09 AM
5th coin from the series issued for sales (shipments from 12/07/2021). It's White Horse of Hanover.

Not what you would call a 'fine looking filly'!

The shield shows the Arms of Great Britain from 1714 to 1801. It bears the three lions of England, lion of Scotland, fleur-de-lis of France, Irish harp and the Arms for Hanover.
The Elector of Hanover, Georg Ludwig, inherited the throne following the death of Queen Anne under the provisions of the Act of Settlement 1701 (to settle succession to the English and Irish crowns by protestants only), becoming George I in 1714. He brought with him the heraldry of the region. The fourth quarter of the arms was changed to reflect the new King's domain of Electorate of Hanover. This consisted of the two lions of the German duchy of Brunswick, semé of hearts lion of the town of Lüneburg and the white horse of Hanover, surmounted by the Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire for the High Treasurer.

Deeman

Quote from: eurocoin on June 28, 2021, 11:16:22 AM
Although they still go out of stock relatively quickly, the hype seems to have died down and the newly released pieces do no longer rise a lot in value.

I think that is understandable as the representation of the beasts so far lack any heraldic quality.

eurocoin


Jostein

I agree...the designs have gotten progressively worse  ::)
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avle64e

Probably, they wanted to depict this breed.