The Work of Jody Clark

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This is the second proof coin struck by the Royal Mint in the series of 10 Queen's Beast coins. However, it is not the second design released. The start of the series was the Lion of England in 2 ounces of fine silver along with fractional gold options in business strike and then was expanded to gold and silver proofs. The Griffin of Edward III was released second in 2 ounce fine silver followed by the Red Dragon of Wales. So, the Unicorn of Scotland - though the second coin to appear in 1 ounce silver proof - is actually the fourth design in the series. The Lion of England and the Unicorn of Scotland have appeared on coinage before and are represented on UK passports. This coin has a mintage of 6,250 coins in silver 1 ounce proof, over a thousand coins fewer than the Lion of England proof coin.