Gold Five Ounces 2024 The Seymour Unicorn, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information

Gold Five Ounces 2024 The Seymour Unicorn, Coin from United Kingdom
CoinGold Five Ounces 2024 The Seymour Unicorn

Like many other mints, the Royal Mint issues bullion coins in precious metals, having much higher intrinsic value than their face value. The five ounces (5 oz) gold coins are denominated as either ten pounds (£10) or five hundred pounds (£500).

The coins are legal tender but are not intended for circulation. They are targeted at bullion investors or collectors who appreciate the special editions as pieces of art. The coins are typically "one-year" types usually issued in parallel with smaller denominations with the same reverse designs.

This coin type is the fifth out of ten designs from the Royal Tudor Beasts Collection - coins depicting heraldic animals representing the Medieval Tudor dynasty which ruled England between 1485 and 1603, and features The Seymour Unicorn.

The Moat Bridge, the main entrance to Hampton Court Palace built by King Henry VIII, is adorned by ten stone guardians. Each fearsome Royal Beast holds historic meaning and the ten figures evenly represent Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour. These regal protectors provided the inspiration for The Royal Tudor Beasts Collection from The Royal Mint.

Before being chosen by Henry VIII to flank the Moat Bridge of Hampton Court Palace, the unicorn was rarely used as a royal heraldic beast. The Tudor monarch’s decision to include it may lie in its symbolism, as the unicorn represents purity and fertility, and the king desperately needed the "gods of fertility" to bless his third wife with a son who could perpetuate the dynasty. The unicorn is a mythical creature that appears in the Bible and was recognised by the ancient Greeks. It has an interesting biological composition, possessing the body of a horse with more often than not the cloven hooves and beard of a goat, a lion’s tail, and a slender, spiral horn on its forehead.

Differentiating it from the Unicorn of Scotland, the Seymour Unicorn wears a royal coronet on its head and a wreath of flowers around its neck.

Reimagined for The Royal Tudor Beasts Collection by artist David Lawrence, the unicorn bears the full un-maritaled arms of the Queen on its shield (i.e. before her marriage; after that, her Coat of Arms was expanded with elements of her husband's Coat of Arms).

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Obverse
United Kingdom / Gold Five Ounces 2024 The Seymour Unicorn - obverse photo

The obverse of the coin displays the first definitive portrait of King Charles III, which shows his bare (uncrowned) head facing left.

Below the neck truncation in tiny letters, the artist's initials MJ (for Martin Jennings).

Around, the monarch's legend followed by the face value and date of issue: CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 500 POUNDS · 2024 ·. Translated from Latin, the legend means: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King, Defender of the Faith.

Obverse Inscription CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 500 POUNDS · 2024 ·
Reverse
United Kingdom / Gold Five Ounces 2024 The Seymour Unicorn - reverse photo

The reverse of the coin shows at its centre the Seymour Unicorn supporting a shield emblazoned with the coat of Arms of Jane Seymour.

The shield has six parts, each emphasising a part of her lineage:
- a triangle with three lions "passant guardant" between six Fleurs-de-lys
- two conjoined wings
- a "vair" pattern
- three rampant demi-lions
- diagonally, three roses
- diagonally, three leopard's heads.

Around above, the inscription SEYMOUR UNICORN. Around below, · 2024 ·.

The designer's signature D.L (for David Lawrence) is below, next to the unicorn's hoof.

Reverse Inscription SEYMOUR UNICORN · 2024 ·
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Notes

Finish: Proof FDC.
Packaging: in mahogany presentation box, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Limited Edition 20 (boxed). Maximum Coin Mintage: 26.
Royal Mint Product code: UK24SUG5.
Release date: 25 September 2023.
Release price: £12,725.00.

See also

Royal Tudor Beasts - The Seymour Unicorn design was issued in a variety of formats:
- 1 oz Platinum Bullion, The Seymour Unicorn, 2024
- 5 oz Gold Proof, The Seymour Unicorn, 2024
- 2 oz Gold Proof, The Seymour Unicorn, 2024
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, The Seymour Unicorn, 2024
- 1 oz Gold Proof, The Seymour Unicorn, 2024
- 1/4 oz Gold Bullion, The Seymour Unicorn, 2024
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Seymour Unicorn, 2024
- 10 oz Silver Bullion, The Seymour Unicorn, 2024
- 10 oz Silver Proof, The Seymour Unicorn, 2024
- 5 oz Silver Proof, The Seymour Unicorn, 2024
- 2 oz Silver Bullion, The Seymour Unicorn, 2024
- 2 oz Silver Proof, The Seymour Unicorn, 2024
- 1 oz Silver Proof, The Seymour Unicorn, 2024
- £5 CuproNickel, Brilliant Uncirculated, The Seymour Unicorn, 2024

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Gold Five Ounces 2024 The Seymour Unicorn: Details
CountryUnited Kingdom
CurrencyPound Sterling
Coin TypeGold Five Ounces (5 oz)
Issued2024
MonarchKing Charles III
EffigyKing Charles III - First Portrait
Face Value500 (x Pound)
Mintageunknown
Mintage Limit26
CurrentYes
Material0.9999 Gold
DesignerDavid Lawrence
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size50.0000 mm
Mass156.3000 g
OCC IDRWKZ-EJNC-VYZR-EXGL
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