Known for creating highly desirable and sought after unique coins, the Royal Tudor Beasts is the latest collection from the Royal Mint. The Royal Mint is the official government mint of Great Britain.
The Royal Tudor Beasts collection is based on the legend of Henry VIII and the Royal Beasts he kept in his Tudor Era court.
Legend has it, that King Henry VIII kept the Royal Tudor Beasts at the Hampton Court Palace.
Historically, guests would have been carried across the palace moat via boat.
At the Great Guesthouse, guests would be greated by ten beastly statues mounted on pillars positioned on either side of the bridge.
Similar sculptures appear throughout Hampton Court Palace. Statues of the Tudor Beasts adorn the palace rooftops and its famous Tudor Garden.
Royal Tudor Beasts Coin Series
The new Royal Tudor Beasts coin series from the Royal Mint will include 10 unique coins.
The coins will include
- The Seymour Panther
- The Lion of England
- The Greyhound of Richmond
- The Yale of Beaufort
- The Tudor Dragon
- The Seymour Unicorn
- The Royal Dragon
- The Queen’s Lion
- The Black Bull of Clarence
- The Queen’s Panther
The first coin in the series is the 2022 Royal Tudor Beasts Seymour Panther.
The series will be available in a variety of denominations, weights and precious metals.
2022 Royal Tudor Beasts Seymour Panther
The available variations for the 2022 Royal Tudor Beasts Seymour Panther coin include:
- 2022 Royal Tudor Beasts Seymour Panther 1 oz Silver Proof Coin
- 2022 Royal Tudor Beasts Seymour Panther 2 oz Silver Proof Coin
- 2022 Royal Tudor Beasts Seymour Panther 5 oz Silver Proof Coin
- 2022 Royal Tudor Beasts Seymour Panther 10 oz Silver Proof Coin
- 2022 Royal Tudor Beasts Seymour Panther 1 Kilo Silver Proof Coin
- 2022 Royal Tudor Beasts Seymour Panther 2 Kilo Silver Proof Coin
- 2022 Royal Tudor Beasts Seymour Panther 1 oz Gold Proof Coin
- 2022 Royal Tudor Beasts Seymour Panther 1/4 oz Gold Proof Coin
- 2022 Royal Tudor Beasts Seymour Panther 2 oz Gold Proof Coin
- 2022 Royal Tudor Beasts Seymour Panther 5 oz Gold Proof Coin
Jane Seymour and the Seymour Panther
The Seymours were an English noble family with Norman origins.
The Seymour family came to prominence in the sixteenth century as Sir John Seymour (1474-1536) rose in the court of Henry VII and later his son, king Henry VIII.
Sir John’s influence on the Tudor Dynasty was cemented when the Henry VIII married his daughter Jane. Jane Seymour became the wife of King Henry VIII just days after the execution of his second queen, Anne Boleyn. J
The marriage was cut short by Jane’s death after the birth of her son, the future Edward VI. However, the Seymour family retained influence as the relatives of the heir to the throne.
Panthers in medieval heraldry a mythical creature with a spotted or multicoloured fur coat.
Legend says that the panther would emit a sweet odor when roaring which would attract the beast’s prey. After the beast had feasted, it would retreat to a cave where it would sleep for three days.
King Henry VI included a fire breathing panther on his heraldic crest.
It is believed that the Panther was bestowed on Jane Seymour because it made an easy replacement for her predecessor, Anne Boleyn’s leopards.
Jane Seymour’s panther was depicted as a maneless lion with red and blue spots. An eye-catching rendition of this magnificent creature appears on the 2022 Seymour Panther coin.