THE 2021 VICTORY 1OZ SILVER PROOF COIN WITH SELECTIVE GOLD PLATE

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THE 2021 VICTORY 1OZ SILVER PROOF COIN WITH SELECTIVE GOLD PLATE

STRICTLY LIMITED TO ONLY 750 COINS AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE.

The first silver with selective gold plate coin in this magnificent series represents Victory, perhaps one of the most prominent virtues a Monarch can behold. Defined as the success or triumph of overcoming an enemy, Victory is a key element in both Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. Victory signals the end of conflict and a celebration of peace. The Queen as Sovereign is Head of the Armed Forces and is still the only person able to formally declare war and more crucially, an end to the conflict.

Inspired by the six virtues found on the Victoria Memorial situated outside Buckingham Palace, our first design in the series features a detailed depiction of the allegorical figure Victory, carrying in her hand the victor’s palm and surrounded by the text VICTORIA CONCORDIA CRESCIT (Victory through Harmony). The allegorical presentation of the Queen’s six virtues was first presented at the Victoria Memorial, situated outside Buckingham Palace. Designed after Queen Victoria’s death in 1901, The Winged Angel of Victory is featured at the very top of the monument and crouched at her feet are the allegorical figures of Courage and Constancy. Beneath stand personifications of Justice, Truth and Charity. Designed and sculpted by Sir Thomas Brock, he described the symbolism of the monument as devoted to the.

Qualities made our Queen so great and so much beloved. This innovative and thought-provoking collection is released in tribute of the’Virtues of a Queen’. Virtues, in all our lives, remain as important as ever. Issued over three years in gold and silver, the collection features the allegorical personifications of.