Queen's Beasts Coin Series: Every Beast, Every Format, Every Price
Launched in 2016 and concluded with the 2021 Completer Coin, the Queen's Beasts series is one of the most-collected modern Royal Mint bullion and commemorative programmes. Ten heraldic beasts, the same statues that lined Westminster Abbey for the 1953 Coronation, rendered across silver bullion, gold bullion, silver proof, gold proof and Piedfort formats. This guide covers every beast, every format, current realised prices, and which pieces have outperformed.
The 10 beasts
| Year | Beast | Lineage | 1 oz silver realised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lion of England | English crown | £30 – £55 |
| 2017 | Griffin of Edward III | Plantagenet royal house | £30 – £48 |
| 2017 | Red Dragon of Wales | Tudors / Henry VII | £32 – £52 |
| 2017 | Unicorn of Scotland | Scottish crown (1603) | £30 – £55 |
| 2018 | Black Bull of Clarence | House of York | £32 – £52 |
| 2019 | Falcon of the Plantagenets | Edward III badge | £28 – £48 |
| 2019 | Yale of Beaufort | Lady Margaret Beaufort | £30 – £50 |
| 2020 | White Lion of Mortimer | Mortimer line | £30 – £48 |
| 2020 | White Horse of Hanover | Hanoverian succession | £30 – £48 |
| 2021 | White Greyhound of Richmond | Henry VII\'s mother\'s family | £30 – £48 |
| 2021 | Completer Coin (all 10 beasts) | Series finale | £55 – £95 silver; £3,200-4,200 gold |
Formats and metals
Each beast was struck in multiple weights and metals:
- 1 oz .9999 silver bullion, face value £2, mintage 100,000+ per beast. Bullion grade. The most-collected format.
- 2 oz .9999 silver bullion, face value £5, mintage 50,000+ per beast. Larger, thicker, slightly higher premium.
- 10 oz silver bullion (selected beasts), high weight, scarce.
- 1/4 oz .9999 gold, face value £25, mintage 1,500-3,500 per beast. Strongly collected.
- 1 oz .9999 gold, face value £100, mintage 1,500-2,500 per beast.
- 5 oz silver proof, face value £10, mintage 1,000-3,000 per beast.
- 5 oz gold proof, face value £500, mintage 86-125 per beast. The flagship rarities.
- 1 kg gold proof, ultra-low mintage (5-10 per beast). Auction-only pieces.
- 2 oz silver Piedfort, double-thick proof variants.
The 2021 Completer Coin
The Completer Coin is the most heavily-collected single piece in the series. It depicts all ten beasts arranged around a central royal cypher, designed by Jody Clark (the engraver of the fifth Elizabeth II portrait). The 1 oz silver Completer trades at £55-95; the 1 oz gold version (mintage 4,510) at £3,200-4,200. The 5 oz gold proof Completer (mintage 86) realised £38,000+ at Spink in 2024. The 1 kg gold Completer (mintage 5) is functionally unobtainable.
Investment performance
Bullion 1 oz gold Queen's Beasts have outperformed bullion Britannias by roughly 8-15% on resale, thanks to the collector cachet. 5 oz gold proofs have been the strongest performers across the entire UK Royal Mint catalogue: 5 oz gold proofs released at £7,250 in 2018 now trade at £15,000-22,000+, a 110-200% gain in seven years versus gold spot up roughly 80% over the same period. Silver proofs have softened relative to issue price as the secondary market has flooded with sealed Royal Mint capsules; for silver, the Piedfort variants have held value best.
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