This 2021 The Queen’s Beasts The Black Bull of Clarence £2 is the penultimate coin in the stunning series of £2 Bi-Metal Coins featuring the Queen’s Beasts. The coin, issued on behalf of the British Indian Ocean Territory, features the Black Bull of Clarence.
As a symbol of power and might, the Black Bull of Clarence is related to the Queen through Edward IV, the first King of England from the House of York. It is said that Edward IV, along with his brother Richard III, often used the bull as a symbol during his reign.
The Queen’s Beasts are ten heraldic statues representing the genealogy of Queen Elizabeth II which are depicted as the Royal supporters of England with each one consisting of a heraldic beast supporting a shield bearing the badge or arms of a family associated with the ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II. The original statues were commissioned to stand at an entrance of Westminster Abbey for Her Majesty’s Coronation in 1953.
The 2021 The Queen’s Beasts The Black Bull of Clarence £2 is available as a Bi-Metal £2 Coin (Limited to 2750) and Proof Fine Silver with Goldclad £2 Coin (Limited to 475).
