This 2 oz silver bullion coin featuring the White Horse of Hanover is the ninth coin to be issued in the Royal Mint’s intriguing Queen’s Beasts Collection.

The reverse of the 2 oz silver coin features the royal heraldry of the White Horse of Hanover sitting uncrowned with mane, tail and shield against a background of textured chainmail. This design is by the Royal Mint’s engraver Jody Clark.

The reverse face is also embossed with the coin’s weight and silver content, i.e. 2 oz FINE SILVER 9999.

The obverse of the 2 oz silver coin features a portrait of Britain’s monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, a design also conceived by Jody Clark. The obverse also shows the coin’s official face value of £5.

The White Horse of Hanover was introduced into the Royal Arms in 1714 when the crown of Great Britain passed to the Elector George of Hanover. This grandson of Elizabeth Stuart, sister of Charles I, became George I, King of Britain, France and Ireland. The shield shows the leopards of England and the lion of Scotland in the first quarter, the fleur-de-lis of France in the second and the Irish harp in the third quarter. The fourth quarter shows the Arms of Hanover.

The Royal Mint in Llantrisant, South Wales, is one of the oldest mints in the world and is fully owned by Her Majesty’s Treasury.