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100 Pounds - Charles III Seymour Unicorn, 1 oz Fine Gold
| Issuer | The Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Engraver(s) | Martin Jennings (obverse), David Lawrence (reverse) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a bold, high-relief rendition of the Seymour Unicorn, one of the ten heraldic Queen's Beasts associated with the Tudor dynasty, here depicted rampant and facing sinister while supporting a quartered heraldic shield with its forelegs. The unicorn wears a coronet around its neck from which a chain descends, rendered with fine detail in the engraver's characteristic style by David Lawrence. The background field displays a finely stippled circular pattern, enhancing the sculptural contrast of the central device. The upper legend reads SEYMOUR UNICORN · 1oz · FINE GOLD · 999.9, and the date 2024 appears in the lower exergual area, flanked by decorative stops. The engraver's initials DL are incorporated within the reverse design. |
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| Reverse lettering | SEYMOUR UNICORN · 1oz · FINE GOLD · 999.9 DL ⬩ 2024 ⬩ |
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The Seymour Unicorn is one of the ten heraldic beasts associated with the Tudor and Seymour families that Henry VIII assembled as symbolic guardians at Hampton Court Palace. The Royal Mint's revival of these figures for bullion coinage draws on the same source material used for the Queen's Beasts series — the sculpted animals positioned at the 1953 coronation of Elizabeth II — though this unicorn specifically references the white unicorn borne by Jane Seymour's family, which entered the royal heraldic tradition through Henry's third marriage.
First year of issue under Charles III for this particular beast designation.