The East India Company's produces this bullion coin St. Helena Una and the Lion coin series, and it is the fourth issue. If you interested, you can see last year's design here.
It is one of the most popular coins between the East India Company and St. Helena.
Highlights:
- Arrives with a plastic flip, acrylic tube of 19 coins, or box of 475 silver coins.
- Latest Una and the Lion design
- Limited mintage of just 10,000 silver coins!
- Contains 1 Troy oz of .999 pure silver in BU condition.
- Bears a face value of 1 Pound fully backed by St. Helena.
- The obverse features a portrait of King Charles III.
- On the reverse is a new image of Una with the Lion by her side.
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Charles III is depicted on the obverse of the 2023 St. Helena Silver Una and the Lion Coins. Charles III is shown in this left-profile bust of the King of England without a crown. Both the absence of a crown and the orientation shift in Elizabeth II's portraits adhere to British coining customs.
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The artwork for this year depicts Una sitting with her back to the mighty lion seated to her left, her left palm resting on its mane as she gazes forward. Rays of light from a stylised sun illuminate the background field.
The English poet Edmund Spenser popularized the tale of Una and the Lion in his epic poem "The Faerie Queene," which was released in the latter half of the 16th century. Spenser used the tale to illustrate how virtue ultimately triumphs over vice.
This is taken for the Britannia Coin Company.
Spencer's Faerie Queene
The story of Una and the lion originates in Edmund Spencer's epic poem, The Faerie Queene. Published in the 1590s, the lengthy, allegorical work praised Queen Elizabeth I, celebrating and critiquing the Tudor dynasty. The poem features a large cast of characters, including warrior women, brave knights and savage beasts.
Una is a young princess whose parents are imprisoned by a ferocious dragon and embarks on a quest to free them. On her journey, Una encounters a fierce lion who is so captivated by her beauty and innocence that he becomes her companion and protector. In the symbolic world of the poem, Una represents truth and the Church of England.
The image of Una, guiding the lion, would become popular during the reign of Queen Victoria. Depicting the lion appealed to the great animal painters of the era, like Briton Rivière and George Stubbs. Meanwhile, other artists and designers saw new connotations in the story, drawing comparisons between the young Queen, leader of a mighty Empire, and Spencer's characters. 2
Reference
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1https://www.providentmetals.com/2023-st-helena-una-and-the-lion-1-oz-silver-coin.html
https://www.jmbullion.com/2023-1-oz-st-helena-silver-una-and-the-lion-coin/
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces375530.html
2https://britanniacoincompany.com/blog/history-una-lion/
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