This 2021 The Queens Beasts The Falcon of the Plantagenets £2 is the tenth and final 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 Falcon of the Plantagenets.
As a symbol of freedom and victory, The Falcon of the Plantagenets is passed to the Queen through Edward III, who used it first from the House of Plantagenet as his badge due to this love of hawking. The Falcon of the Plantagenets descended to Edward IV, who then took it on as his personal badge, with the falcon standing within an open fetterlock. Originally depicted as closed, the change to open referred to the struggle Edward IV had to obtain the throne.
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 Queens Beasts The Falcon of the Plantagenets £2 is available as a Bi-Metal £2 Coin (Limited to 2750) and Proof Fine Silver with Goldclad £2 Coin (Limited to 475).
