The PCGS Certified 2019 Queen’s Beast Yale of Beaufort 1oz Gold Coin contains one troy ounce of 999.9 fine gold, carries the Yale of Beaufort and has been graded and sealed by PCGS. It is UK legal tender with a £100 face value, exempt from Capital Gains Tax for UK residents and VAT-exempt as investment gold.

The PCGS 2019 Queen’s Beast Yale of Beaufort 1oz Gold Coin design

The Queen’s Beasts began as ten six-foot statues guarding the entrance to Westminster Abbey at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, each carrying the badge of a family in her ancestry. Jody Clark reinterpreted all ten for the Royal Mint’s bullion series, issued two coins a year between 2016 and 2021.

The yale is a mythical beast with a goat-like body, boar’s tusks and horns said to swivel in any direction. It reached the crown through Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, and Jody Clark’s design pairs it with the Beaufort portcullis.

Where the yale came from

Heraldic yales appear on the gatehouses and chapels the Beauforts endowed, and the family carried the beast into royal use when Henry VII took the throne. Its swivelling horns were meant to show it could defend itself from any direction.

PCGS grading of the 2019 Queen’s Beast Yale of Beaufort 1oz Gold Coin

A graded Yale is also a useful comparison piece against the later Royal Tudor Beasts Yale, which treats the same creature quite differently.

PCGS is an independent American grading service used worldwide. Each coin it certifies is authenticated, graded on the 70-point Sheldon scale used across the hobby, and sealed in a holder that cannot be opened without showing it. Mint State grades run from MS60 to MS70, the highest grade on the scale.

We supply the coin at the grade shown on its holder. Because grades differ from coin to coin and the images are illustrative, please ask before ordering if a specific grade matters to you.

PCGS 2019 Queen’s Beast Yale of Beaufort 1oz Gold Coin specifications

Why buy a PCGS 2019 Queen’s Beast Yale of Beaufort 1oz Gold Coin?

The Yale is the strangest creature in the series, which gives it a following among collectors who like heraldic oddities.

It is a full ounce of CGT-exempt, VAT-exempt gold in a design you will not find on mainstream bullion.

Why buy 1oz gold coins?

The one-ounce coin is the standard unit of the gold market. Because gold is priced per troy ounce, a 1oz coin’s metal value is simple to follow, and the larger size usually carries a lower premium per gram than fractional coins. Compared with a large bar, a holding of 1oz coins can still be sold a coin at a time, so you keep flexibility without paying fractional-coin premiums.

Frequently asked questions

What is a yale?

A mythical beast with a goat or antelope body, boar’s tusks and horns that were said to swivel in any direction.

Does the Yale appear in both Royal Mint beast series?

Yes. It features in the Queen’s Beasts and again in the later Royal Tudor Beasts, with a different design in each.