In 2020, the East India Company issued a new coin series featuring renditions of the famous Una and the Lion coin design.
Una was a character from a famous British poem, “The Fairie Queene”. In a scene from the poem, a young Una is shown pointing the way forward to a lion.The 2021 Una & the Lion is struck in 1 troy oz of .999 fine silver. Unlike the prior year, the 2021 has a polished backfield giving it a lustrous finish..The coins obverse is graced with the fifth effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. The reverse features a beautiful depiction of Una alongside her guardian lion.Direct from the mint, each coin is in remarkable condition and arrives in a new Direct Fit capsule.
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