2021 Royal UK Mint Platinum St Helena Queens Virtues Victory Coin 1oz

Description

Launched in 2021, the Queens Virtues Series of bullion coins is available as a St. Helena-issued coin with six designs in total planned for the release. Each one of the female allegories to feature in this series represents a figure from the Victoria Memorial in London, a monument honouring Queen Victoria.

The allegories refer to the majesty, might, and power of the British Empire as embodied by Queen Victoria and carried into the 21st century by Queen Elizabeth II.

Highlights:

• Arrives with an individual protective plastic capsule
• 1st coin design for the Queens Virtues Series of platinum bullion coins
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .9995 pure platinum in BU condition.
• Issued a face value of 100 Pounds by the government of St. Helena
• The obverse bears an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
• On the reverse is the image of Victory

Obverse

The obverse side of 2021 St. Helena Queens Virtues Platinum Coins bears an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. The great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria and now Englands longest-reigning monarch, Elizabeth II appears here in right-profile relief with the George IV State Diadem Crown on her head. The design was created originally in 1985 by Raphael Maklouf for the Royal Mint of England as the third-generation British effigy of the Queen for national coinage. This design includes inscriptions of 100, St. Helena, Queen Elizabeth II, 2021, One Ounce 999.5 Platinum.

Reverse

On the reverse field of the 2021 St. Helena Queens Virtues Victory Platinum Coin is a depiction of the female allegory known as Victory. The topping piece to the Victoria Memorial in London, the statue of Victory stands here with her right hand raised out in front of her as her left hand clutches a palm branch, an ancient symbol of victory and peace. The inscriptions on this side include “Victory Through Harmony”.

History

The Queens Virtues is a reference to the six allegorical figures in the statuesque monument known as the Victoria Memorial in London. Victory stands front and centre in this monument, flanked by Constancy and Courage at her feet. At the base of the monument are depictions of Justice and Truth. The sixth Queens Virtue is Charity.