500 Pounds - Elizabeth II Una and The Lion, Gold Proof

€231,065.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year2019
TypeNon-circulating coins
Value500 Pounds
CurrencyPound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
CompositionGold (.9999)
Weight156.3 g
Dimensions50 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Jody Clark
Reverse: William Wyon
In circulation to
Reference(s) Sp#GE4
Obverse descriptionFifth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·FID·DEF·500 POUNDS· J.C
(Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith)
Reverse descriptionUna and the Lion motif - the design depicts Queen Victoria as the fictional character, Lady Una, from Edmund Spenser’s epic poem The Faerie Queene.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDIRIGE DEUS GRESSUS MEOS. MMXIX. W.WYON R.A.
(Translation: May the Lord direct my steps 2019)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage2019  - Proof - 65
Catalog ID3379545320
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