The Royal Mint unleashes The Royal Tudor Beasts onto a new range of collectable and bullion coins celebrating Henry VIII

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Oct 06, 2021, 13:00 ET

LLANTRISANT, United Kingdom, Oct. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Mint and Historic Royal Palaces have today unveiled a new range of coins celebrating the heritage of one of Britain's most famous monarchs - Henry VIII. The first coin in the collection, the Seymour Panther, was unveiled at Hampton Court Palace, London.

Hampton Court Palace was one of Henry VIII's favourite residences, and he chose the Tudor Beasts to line the entrance to the Moat Bridge. Together they represent the ancestry of Henry VIII and his third wife Jane Seymour.

The Royal Mint unveils its new Seymour Panther coin, the first release from The Royal Tudor Beasts collection, at Hampton Court Palace in Richmond upon Thames. Picture date: Wednesday October 6, 2021. PA Photo. The Royal Mint has collaborated with Historic Royal Palaces for the range of collectable and bullion coins, celebrating King Henry VIII’s ten heraldic beasts and will be released over the next five years. Photo credit should read: Matt Alexander/PA Wire

Released over five years, The Royal Tudor Beasts collection will celebrate each of the animals and are available to customers in the US via The British Royal Mint: www.royalmint.com

The collection has been designed by artist David Lawrence and will be available as collectable and bullion coins. Each coin design is an original work of art combining modern minting techniques with heraldic design.

Clare Maclennan, Divisional Director of Commemorative Coin at The Royal Mint said: "We are delighted to introduce a new range of collectable and bullion coins celebrating The Royal Tudor Beasts – the ten beasts chosen by Henry VIII. This exquisite new range has been developed with Historic Royal Palaces and follows on from our popular Queen's Beasts range.

"To celebrate the launch, we felt it was only right to unleash the first beast, the Seymour Panther, at the original home of the Royal Tudor Beasts – Hampton Court Palace. We hope collectors across the globe are equally as excited as we are for the launch of our latest range of collectable and bullion coins."

Emma Saunders, Senior Licensing Manager at Historic Royal Palaces commented: "We are very proud to be launching another new collection of coins in partnership with The Royal Mint. The Seymour Panther is inspired by one of the majestic Royal Beasts on the Moat Bridge at the entrance to Hampton Court Palace and symbolises the union of Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour.

"As an independent charity, each sale of Historic Royal Palaces' collectible coins helps support our cause and contributes to the future of the incredible buildings and collections in our care, which is more important now than ever before."

The coin is available in a range of precious metal Proof editions, as well as a Brilliant Uncirculated edition. Visit www.royalmint/tudorbeasts to view the full collection. The Royal Tudor Beasts will also be available as bullion coins from early 2022.

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SOURCE The Royal Mint