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

The White Horse of Hanover in Stunning .9999 Silver

Money Metals Exchange proudly offers the White Horse of Hanover - the 9th release in the Queen's Beast series of coins from the Royal Mint. London's Royal Mint just released this stunning silver bullion coin and the mintage will be small. Grab yours today. When the next coin in the series is issued, production of the White Horse will end - forever. 

The series commemorates the ten imposing statues that lined the entrance to Westminster Abbey in 1953 at the coronation of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. The statues were of the heraldic beasts - ancient symbols of power representing noble families and houses in the Queen's line of ancestors.

The White Horse of Hanover links Queen Elizabeth to King George I. The coin's reverse shows the Horse rearing behind a shield emblazoned with heraldic symbols of King George; the leopards of England, the lion of Scotland, the fleur-de-lis of France, the harp of Ireland and the Arms of Hanover. The White Horse was introduced to the Royal Arms in 1714 when George I, Duke of Hanover, ascended to the throne of all Great Britain, France and Ireland.

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 Lion 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.