2025 1 oz British Gold Beowulf and the Dragon Coin (BU)

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2025 1 oz British Gold Beowulf and the Dragon Coin (BU)

The final release in The Royal Mint’s Myths and Legends Series features a figure from the oldest known Old English epic poem. Beowulf, an influential Anglo-Saxon literary work, was composed between the 8th and 11th centuries by an unknown author. Today, 2025 1 oz British Gold Beowulf and the Dragon Coins are available.

Coin Highlights:

• Comes with protective flips, plastic tubes of 10 coins, or boxes of 100 coins!
• 3rd issue in the Beowulf Series!
• Final coin in the Myths and Legends Series!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .9999 pure gold.
• The face value of 100 Pounds sterling (GBP) is fully backed by the British government.
• On the obverse is a bust of King Charles III.
• The reverse showcases Beowulf in battle with a dragon.

Beyond his physical might, Beowulf embodies the virtues of an ideal Anglo-Saxon leader, balancing strength with wisdom. Over the course of the narrative, he transitions from a daring warrior seeking renown to a wise ruler who has governed his people justly for fifty years. The poem delves into themes of loyalty, destiny, and the tension between the pagan warrior ethos and the growing influence of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon society.

All 2025 1 oz British Gold Beowulf and the Dragon Coins are available here in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. The coins are packaged individually in plastic flips, with multiples housed in plastic tubes of 10 coins or boxes of 100 coins. The boxes hold 10 tubes.

The obverse of the 2025 British Gold Beowulf and the Dragon Coin features King Charles III. This left-profile portrait was designed by Martin Jennings in 2022 and marks the first effigy of Charles III used on British coinage. Per British coin traditions, the monarch is shown in the opposite relief of his predecessor and, as a male monarch, is depicted without a crown.

On the reverse of 2025 1 oz Gold Beowulf and the Dragon Coins, Beowulf faces his ultimate challenge in combat against a dragon. The battle with the dragon serves as a fitting conclusion to the epic. Beowulf ultimately triumphs, but only with the help of his young kinsman Wiglaf, the sole warrior who remains steadfast while the others flee. Though the dragon is slain, Beowulf suffers fatal wounds, and his death marks not only the end of his reign but also a foreboding future for his people.

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