King Charles III £5: Greyhound of Richmond

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Circulating mintage:

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Years of issue:

2025

Coin Information:

The eighth coin in the Royal Tudor Beats series featured the elegant Greyhound of Richmond. The Greyhound of Richmond is one of ten magnificent King’s Beasts sculptures you’ll find flanking the moat bridge of Hampton Court palace. Representing loyalty, the Greyhound was a symbol strongly associated with the House of Lancaster and was later adopted by the Tudor family when Henry VIII’s grandfather Edmund Tudor, the Earl of Richmond, chose the white Greyhound as his heraldic supporter. Sculptor David Lawrence’s intricate engraving depicts the beast with its slim build and prominent ribcage holding a jousting shield bearing the three lions of England passant guardant.
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