TRIAL PIECE: 2020 gold proof 5oz QB Lion of Mortimer PF70 UCAM

Elizabeth II (1952-2022), official Royal Mint unique trial piece, gold proof Five Ounce of Five Hundred Pounds, 2020, struck in 999.9 fine gold, crowned head right, JC initials below for designer Jody Clark, holographic roundel ROYAL MINT TRIAL to left, hallmarks of the London Assay Office to right, Latin legend surrounding, ELIZABETH II. D. G. REG. F. D. 500 POUNDS, rev. design by Jody Clark, White Lion facing right holding shield depicting white rose surrounded by golden rays, inscription '2020 WHITE LION OF MORTIMER', 156.30g (cf. S. QCH7). Some obverse marks, otherwise as struck and of the highest rarity, graded by NGC as PF70 ULTRA CAMEO, accompanied by original Royal Mint presentation box and certificate of authenticity No. 1 of 1.

NGC Certification 6318876-002.

Limited Edition Presentation of 1 piece only.

Features a design that serves as a modern and respectful take on a heraldic beast with centuries of history.

Before any coin design is approved by the Royal Mint for public issue, its dies must be tested by manufacturing a small number of trial pieces. These trials are carefully inspected to ensure every element has been properly rendered, and the majority are later destroyed. This represents an unprecedented public offering of a unique Royal Mint trial piece, finished to a Proof standard and distinguished through a high-security Royal Mint trial hologram and London Assay Office hallmark. Trials of this nature are extremely rare, and this coin can truly be said to be a stand-alone piece of numismatic history.

Provenance:

Royal Mint Auction 1, 26 September 2021, Lot 19

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