This 2021 The Queens Beasts The Unicorn of Scotland £2 is the seventh coin in the stunning new series of £2 Bi-Metal Coins featuring the Queen’s Beasts. The coin, issued on behalf of the British Indian Ocean Territory, features the Unicorn of Scotland.
The Unicorn of Scotland’s relation to the Queen come from James I, the first Stuart king of England who ruled a unified England and Scotland in the 17th century. The unicorn is one of the Queen’s Beasts but it is also the national animal of Scotland.
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.
Choose from the Bi-Metal £2 Coin (Limit: 2,750) or the Proof Fine Silver with Goldclad £2 Coin (Limited edition of just 475).
