When Queen Elizabeth II was crowned, statues of ten heraldic beasts stood guard. Each symbolized a strand of royal ancestry weaving through history and culminating in the young queen. This release features the Red Dragon of Wales -- a symbol which also adorns the Welsh national flag. It is said that Welsh kings first began using the dragon to symbolize their power in the 5th century.

The British Royal Mint captured the majesty of the dragon in this popular, limited issue coin. The dragon holds England's official heraldic shield in its talons with its designation as the "Red Dragon of Wales". And the coin is stamped with its 2 oz weight, .9999 purity and the 2017 date of issue.

The coin obverse feautures a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in high relief, along with her name and the 5 pound denomination.



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