The Royal Mint has revealed an extremely limited edition 10oz silver proof coin featuring the portrait of James 1 as part of the British Monarchs range launched earlier this year.
The seventeenth-century monarch appears on this new coin in the same classic design that would have featured on the coins of the Jacobean era. Whilst the design first appeared on British coinage more than 400 years ago, this coinage portrait has been faithfully recreated as close to the original as possible using state-of-the-art technology.
Rebecca Morgan, Director of Collector Services at The Royal Mint said: “There is strong appeal for collectors with this coin series. There are very few high-quality examples of coinage from the Stuart period, and they are coveted by collectors for their iconic design and rarity and the effigies have been faithfully recreated in fine detail using state-of-the-art technology and numismatic processes. People love to collect the coins of different monarchs, and this series gives the chance for collectors to add key monarchs to complete their collections.”
For more information about the James I 2022 coins please visit The Royal Mint website.
Coin title |
British Monarchs King James I 2022 10oz Silver Proof Coin |
Denomination |
£10 |
Issuing Authority |
UK |
Alloy |
999 Ag |
Weight |
312.59g |
Diameter |
65.00mm |
Obverse Designer |
Jody Clark |
Reverse Designer |
N/A |
Quality |
Proof |
Additional Features |
N/A |
Limited Edition Presentation |
150 |
RRP |
£885 |