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For the very first time The Royal Mint has chosen to feature the Tower of London on a series of UK coins. Starting with The Legend of the Ravens, the collection continues with coins featuring The Crown Jewels, Yeoman Warders and The Ceremony of the Keys. Together the coins tell the story of this mighty stone fortress and the ancient ceremonies that still take place within these walls.
History comes alive at the Tower of the London. From Traitors’ Gate to the Bloody Tower, within its stone walls echoes of the past are everywhere. Once home to kings and queens, lions and bears, its most famous residents are the ravens.
The Ravens of the Tower of London is a group of at least six captive ravens which live at the Tower of London. Their presence is traditionally believed to protect The Crown and the tower; a superstition holds that "if the Tower of London ravens are lost or fly away, the Crown will fall and Britain with it".
Obverse
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The fifth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem and drop earrings. ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·F·D·5 POUNDS·2019· |
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Reverse
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Depicts a single raven stares back, and a plan of the walls of the Tower which is split over the four coins in the collection unifying their designs. TOWER OF LONDON |
Edge |
A phrase from the poem Human Life of Samuel Rogers (1763–1855): ON INTO TWILIGHT WITHIN WALLS OF STONE |
5 Pounds
(Crown)
5th portrait, Gold Proof Coin
Tower of London
Legend of the Ravens
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Tower of London
Legend of the Ravens