The Royal Mint in Wales have today unveiled a giant 22lb (or ~10kg) Gold coin with a value of £10,000.
Produced to mark the end of The Queen’s Beasts commemorative coin collection, it took over 400 hours to make, including 4 whole days of polishing.
The coin is 8inches (20cm) wide, brings together all 10 beasts used in the commemorative collection, which includes a unicorn, horse, greyhound, falcon and others.
The Royal Mint said they used traditional and innovative technology to complete the feat, with some parts still being done by hand.
I think this is a gorgeous coin, what are your thoughts?!
Images: BBC/Royal Mint
