Queen's Beasts The Griffin of Edward III £5 coin X/X

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Specifications

Issued 2021
Diameter 38.61mm
Weight 28.28g
Composition 75% copper, 25% nickel (referred to as cupro-nickel)
Obverse Jody Clark
Reverse Jody Clark
Edge Milled
Inscription 2021 III GRIFFIN OF EDWARD
Mintage BU 17,184
B.U pack C
£13.00 L
25/01/21 I
UK21QBBU C
 Sales 11,995 K
© The Royal Mint Ltd    

 

Design details: The lion eagle....

 

Part lion and part eagle, the griffin combines the characteristics of the king of the beasts and the air to create a creature more powerful than either. Appearing in English heraldry from the twelfth century onwards, it was elevated to royal status by Edward III – the epitome of medieval English kingship and founder of the Order of the Garter based at Windsor Castle. This is coin 10 of ten.

 

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