10£ The Lion - Queen's Beasts

_{The 2017 10 oz Silver Lion coin is a new addition to the Queen’s Beasts series from the British Royal Mint and one of the year’s most exciting releases. It is the UK’s first official ten-ounce coin. This pleasingly large coin is certain to be just as successful as the first issue in this exceptional series – and the mint’s first official 2 oz silver coin - the 2016 Queen’s Beasts Silver Lion.}

_{The Queen’s Beast’s collection is based on the ten mythical heraldic creatures that have been part of the British Monarchy’s history for centuries. These fantastic beasts stood watch in the form of ten specially commissioned gold plaster statues created by James Woodford RA when HM  Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Palace in 1953.}