UK QB Gold Unicorn 1/4 oz 2018
This new quarter ounce gold coin is the fourth release in a brand new series of ten issues. Each of the ten coins in this new series will feature a heraldic animal of the British Royal Family. In addition to this quarter ounce gold coin, the UK Royal Mint also produces a one oz gold coin and a two ounce silver coin for each of the ten animals in the series.Here are some highlights of this coin: Contains one quarter (1/4) troy ounce of .9999 fine gold. Minted at the Royal Mint in Wales. £25 legal tender face value, backed by the government of the United Kingdom. Obverse design features a new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, updated for 2018. Reverse design features the unicorn, one of England's most famous heraldic creatures. Fourth of ten coins in a new series. In 1536, the infamous King Henry VIII commissioned the carving of ten stone sculptures in honor of his marriage to Jane Seymour (they were engaged the day after the execution of his previous wife, Anne Boleyn). Each of the ten