The xixth coin from the 2017-2021 Queen's Beasts range:

2019 Yale of Beaufort

The Yale was described in ancient times as the size of a hippopotamus with the tail of an elephant, the jaws of a boar and of a black or tawny colour. It descends to The Queen through Henry VII, who inherited it from his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort, who had played a central role in the Wars of the Roses. Her position as matriarch of the Tudor dynasty gave the Yale prestige and symbolic meaning.

*Coin not released into general circulation*

*Other coins from this collection are sold separately*