The Royal Mint
Die Trial Pieces Auction 2 6 Mar 2022
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Una and the Lion 2019 Gold Kilo High-Relief Pattern Piece
• An extremely rare opportunity to own a unique and highly desirable Una and the Lion pattern piece
• Includes the original date 1839 written in roman numerals
• Features William Wyon RA's iconic and popular design
• The reverse of this piece has a Matt finish
• A true numismatic rarity of great significance
• A must-have for collectors
Condition: Obverse, light scratch by F and H in legend, hairlines and other minor marks present. Reverse, almost imperceptible marks in front of Una's face.
Working entirely by hand, William Wyon RA created one of the world's most beautiful and popular numismatic designs – Una and the Lion – in 1839. This piece comes from the very early stages of the trials process when an early pattern piece was created to test William Wyon's iconic design on a significantly larger gold kilo coin. At this early stage of the process, the focus was checking the high relief would work on the larger coin. This special piece has the original date of 1839 in roman numerals and a Matt finish on the reverse, making it different to any other Una and the Lion piece ever produced. This is a true numismatic rarity and this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire a pattern piece of this kind directly from The Royal Mint. Usually, pattern pieces are melted down, which is why this is such an exciting and significant find.
• An extremely rare opportunity to own a unique and highly desirable Una and the Lion pattern piece
• Includes the original date 1839 written in roman numerals
• Features William Wyon RA's iconic and popular design
• The reverse of this piece has a Matt finish
• A true numismatic rarity of great significance
• A must-have for collectors
Condition: Obverse, light scratch by F and H in legend, hairlines and other minor marks present. Reverse, almost imperceptible marks in front of Una's face.
Working entirely by hand, William Wyon RA created one of the world's most beautiful and popular numismatic designs – Una and the Lion – in 1839. This piece comes from the very early stages of the trials process when an early pattern piece was created to test William Wyon's iconic design on a significantly larger gold kilo coin. At this early stage of the process, the focus was checking the high relief would work on the larger coin. This special piece has the original date of 1839 in roman numerals and a Matt finish on the reverse, making it different to any other Una and the Lion piece ever produced. This is a true numismatic rarity and this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire a pattern piece of this kind directly from The Royal Mint. Usually, pattern pieces are melted down, which is why this is such an exciting and significant find.