2022 Henry VII 1 oz Gold Proof Coin - The British Monarchs Collection

Buy the new Royal Mint's 2022 Henry VII 1 oz gold proof coin as part of their new British Monarchs Collection.

The reverse of the coin is based on Alexander of Bruschal's historic coin design and recreates the historic coinage portrait of Henry VII.

This one ounce gold proof coin is struck from 999.9 fine gold (24 carat) and weighs 31.21g. It has a diameter of 32.69mm.

These beautiful coins are issued in a presentation box with an information booklet and certificate of authenticity.

2022 Henry VII Gold Proof Coin

Henry VII

Henry Tudor was born at Pembroke Castle in Wales in 1457, the son of the already deceased Edmund Tudor (Henry VI's half-brother via Catherine of Valois, widow of Henry V) and his 13 year old widow, Margaret Beaufort.

Henry Tudor's claim to the throne existed through his mother, who was descended illegitimately from John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. However, even this extremely tenuous connection to the House of Lancaster was, in the absence of more credible and still living Lancastrian royals, enough to persuade the young Henry to flee to France, where he might have expected to remain for the rest of his life.

Henry as King

Following Henry's victory at Bosworth, Henry Tudor (now Henry VII) married Elizabeth of York, the heir to the Yorkist cause, so that the two rival houses might at last be united and the Wars of the Roses finally brought to an end. The marriage produced four daughters and four sons, one of whom would succeed him as Henry VIII. Henry VII was known for his careful policy of spending as little possible (many would call it miserliness) and avoided expensive foreign wars. He would die in 1509 as one of the richest princes in Europe.

British Monarchs Series

The obverse features the Jody Clark portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The legend reads:

ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 100 POUNDS · 2022 ·

The reverse of this coin was transposed from Alexander of Bruchsal's original designs. It features a crowned King Henry VII facing right.