Cupronickel Coin The Royal Tudor Beasts: The Completer £5 2027

The Royal Tudor Beasts: The Completer £5 2027 Cupro-Nickel Coin

The Royal Tudor Beasts: The Completer £5 2027 cupro-nickel coin is the culmination of The Royal Mint’s acclaimed collection dedicated to the heraldic beasts of the Tudor dynasty. The series is inspired by the stone figures adorning the moat bridge leading to Hampton Court Palace, associated with the reign of Henry VIII and his marriage to Jane Seymour.

The Finale of The Royal Tudor Beasts Series

The reverse, designed by David Lawrence, brings together all ten Royal Tudor Beasts featured in the collection, including the Lion of England, the Bull of Clarence, the Seymour Unicorn, and the Richmond Greyhound. The coin was issued by The Royal Mint in collaboration with Historic Royal Palaces. The Brilliant Uncirculated version is struck in cupro-nickel, and the coin has a face value of £5, a diameter of 38.61 mm, and a weight of 28.28 g.

Obverse and Reverse of the Coin

Obverse features the official portrait of His Majesty King Charles III by Martin Jennings. The monarch’s effigy is accompanied by inscriptions appropriate to British circulating and commemorative coins.

Reverse, designed by David Lawrence, depicts all ten heraldic Tudor Beasts known from the moat bridge at Hampton Court Palace. The composition symbolically brings The Royal Tudor Beasts series to a close and references royal heraldry and the traditions of the Tudor dynasty.