This month has seen the arrival of the latest addition to the UK’s The Royal Mint’s ten-coin Royal Tudor Beasts Collection. The Royal Tudor Beasts 2024 Tudor Dragon 1 oz platinum bullion coin is the fifth release in the series.
The collection is based on the ten stone sculptures along the Moat Bridge at Hampton Court Palace which represent the royal ancestry and union of the Tudor monarch Henry VIII and his third wife Jane Seymour. The latest coin in the collection portrays the fiery Tudor Dragon, which was adopted by the House of Tudor to highlight its royal Welsh heritage, dating back to the 7th century. The Red Dragon was a prominent emblem of Owen Tudor, Henry VIII’s great-grandfather.
The 1 oz platinum bullion Tudor Dragon coin is struck in .9995 fine platinum to The Royal Mint’s bullion standard, with a face value of £100. The coin’s reverse has a chain mail surface animation background texture providing additional security. Its obverse features the official coinage portrait of His Majesty King Charles III by Martin Jennings.
Commemorating with platinum
Earlier this year, the Perth Mint celebrated a milestone anniversary by unveiling a unique collection of limited mintage, legal tender commemorative precious metal coins to showcase the quality design and craftmanship for which it is renowned. The set included the 125th Anniversary 2024 1oz platinum bullion coin.
The Perth Mint’s 125th Anniversary 2024 1oz platinum bullion coin (reverse). Picture credit: the Perth Mint
As Australia’s oldest operating mint, the Perth Mint dates back to 1899 when it opened as a branch of The Royal Mint at the height of Western Australia’s gold rush. Refining newly-mined gold, and striking quality and highly sought-after precious metal coins and minted products, the Perth Mint has grown into a globally-recognised leader in its field. Today it is owned by the state of Western Australia.
With a mintage of just 5,000 and a face value of 100 Australian dollars, the 125th Anniversary 2024 1oz platinum bullion coin is struck in .9995 pure platinum. Its reverse features three of Australia’s most iconic native species, the kangaroo, koala and kookaburra. The coin’s obverse carries an effigy of His Majesty King Charles III and the anniversary ‘P125’ mintmark.
