This 2021 The Queen’s Beasts The White Horse of Hanover £2 is the fifth 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 White Horse of Hanover. The White Horse of Hanover was introduced into the Royal Arms in 1714 when the crown of Great Britain was passed from the last Sovereign of the House of Stuart to George of Hanover, who became George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland.
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.
This 2021 The Queen’s Beasts The White Horse of Hanover £2 is available as a Bi-Metal £2 Coin (Limited to 2750) and a Proof Fine Silver with Goldclad £2 Coin (Limited to just 475)
