British Royal Mint Queen's Beast; Yale - 2 Oz Silver Coin .9999 Pure

The Yale of the Beaufort in Stunning .9999 Silver

Money Metals Exchange proudly offers the Yale of Beaufort - 7th in the popular Queen's Beast series of coins. Britain's Royal Mint just released this stunning silver bullion coin and the mintage will be limited. When the next coin in the series is issued, production of the Yale will end forever. Buyers should not delay.

Inspired by ancient symbols of power and identity, the series commemorates the ten imposing statues that lined the entrance to Westminster Abbey in 1953 at the coronation of Her Majesty The Queen.

The yale is a mythical beast, described as the size of a hippopotamus with the tail of an elephant, the jaws of a boar and of a black or tawny colour. This latest release features another original portrait by Royal Mint coin designer Jody Clark. Regal, rare and magnificent, its most prominent feature is its horns - the focal point in the design.

The symbol of the yale descends to The Queen through Henry VII, who inherited it from his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort. The Lady played a central role in the Wars of the Roses. Her position as matriarch of the Tudor dynasty gave the yale prestige and symbolic meaning.

The coin's obverse carries the iconic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The weight and purity of this sovereign coin is guaranteed by the British government.

This bullion coin is currently offered in a two-ounce silver edition.

Key Features:

• An exclusive bullion coin from The Royal Mint’s prestigious Queen’s Beasts Collection
• Minted in 999.9 fine silver to bullion standard
• Both the coin’s obverse and reverse have been created by Royal Mint coin designer Jody Clark
• Struck by The Royal Mint, the home of every official United Kingdom coin struck during Her Majesty The Queen’s reign

These silver coins for sale are twice the size of other popular bullion coins for sale, such as the silver American Eagle bullion coin or Canadian Silver Maple. If that isn't enough to make them stand out, the beautiful image of the mythical Yale clutching the shield of Beaufort on the coin's reverse certainly will. Each is minted with .9999 pure silver, and denominated with £5 (British pounds). The coins ship from the mint in boxes of 200 coins -- 20 tubes filled with 10 coins each, though investors may buy in any quantity, with no minimum purchase.

Britain's Royal Mint has been minting the coins of the realm for more than a thousand years. Sir Isaac Newton served as Warden of the Mint in 1696. Among other duties, he was responsible for investigating counterfeit coins. After 3 years in that role, he was appointed Master of the Mint, a title he retained until his death in 1727.