Great Britain 2021 1000 pounds Fr-623
This specimen was lot 33206 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $108,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "Appealing and Impressive Queen's Beasts Kilogram, GREAT BRITAIN. Gold 1000 Pounds, 2021. Llantrisant Mint. Queen's Beasts, Griffin of Edward III. Elizabeth II. SUPERB GEM PROOF. A stunning and alluring modern commemorative issue offering bold cameo contrast and sharp details throughout. A piece that will doubtlessly capture much attention from the many collectors of modern British coinage. The Queen's Beast Series was produced in honor of 10 Heraldic statues that represent the Genealogy of Queen Elizabeth II. The statues were placed in an Annex of Westminster Abbey for the Queen's coronation in 1953, with each statue weighing approximately 700 Pounds and being 6 Feet tall. The statues now reside in the Canadian Museum of History in Quebec. This example features the Red Dragon of Wales [sic], a historic symbol of Wales mentioned in early Welsh chronicles. This association with Wales was firmly established by Owen Tudor, grandfather of Henry VII." The Friedberg number listed here applied to the entire series of the Queen's Beasts, not just this design. The series ended in 2021.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1000 g, 0.999 fine gold, 32.149 troy oz AGW, 100 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-QBCGE10, KM 2126, Fr-623.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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