The Royal Mint unveiled a new series silver bullion coins depicting The Queen’s Beasts, a series of 10 creatures that appear on statues and that have featured in British royal heraldry throughout hundreds of years. The series will be introduced one “beast” at a time, starting with the Lion. The fifth design shows the Black Bull of Clarence. The Black Bull of Clarence is associated with the rise of the House of York during the fifteenth century. It was adopted as a heraldic symbol by Edward IV, the first Yorkist king and a key protagonist in the Wars of the Roses. The bull first appeared on the Royal Arms during the reign of Elizabeth I, when she ordered the recoinage of all silver coins. This is the fifth in a series of ten designs that will celebrate each of The Queen’s Beasts.