2018 1/4oz Gold The Queen's Beasts Unicorn of Scotland NGC MS65

This 2018 quarter-ounce gold bullion coin presents the Unicorn of Scotland, the fourth design in The Royal Mint’s Queen’s Beasts bullion sequence. Struck for the United Kingdom, it has a £25 denomination and is made from 999.9 fine gold.

Its reverse shows a rearing unicorn beside a shield bearing a lion rampant, with inscriptions identifying the Unicorn of Scotland, the 2018 date and its quarter-ounce fine-gold specification. The obverse features the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen’s Beasts collection draws inspiration from the ten heraldic statues displayed at the entrance to Westminster Abbey for Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 coronation.

Offered in a smaller fractional format, this piece brings together British heraldry, legal-tender status and fine gold content. It is catalogued as NGC MS65; NGC uses MS to denote Mint State, with MS65 describing a well-struck coin with moderate marks or hairlines. As no certification number or holder images are supplied, the individual NGC certification should be checked against the holder before purchase.