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The Griffin is a monster that appears in various mythology around the world. The Griffin is half lion, half eagle. The lion is the king of beasts.The eagle is the king of birds. Thus the Griffin is considered to be a very powerful creature due to possessing traits from both the lion and eagle. The Griffin first appeared in Ancient Egyptian mythology as the messenger of the Sun God Ra. The Griffin later appeared in Greek, Persian, and Medieval mythology. The Queen's Beasts coins are 99.99% silver or "four nines silver." This would make the Queens Beasts the purest British silver coins. The first English silver coins are Deniers, also known as pennies. The Deniers are 92.5% sterling silver and circulated during the Dark Ages. Sterling silver would remain the standard alloy in British coins for hundreds of years. Starting in the reign of King George V, coins were debased to be 50% silver. Silver Britannia coins produced before 2013 were 95.8% silver, an alloy known as "Britannia silver." Silver Britannia coins produced from 2013 onwards are 99.9% silver or "three nines silver." Finally the Queens Beasts coins are produced as 99.99% "four nines silver", the purest silver in the industry.
The Griffin is a monster that appears in various mythology around the world. The Griffin is half lion, half eagle. The lion is the king of beasts.The eagle is the king of birds. Thus the Griffin is considered to be a very powerful creature due to possessing traits from both the lion and eagle. The Griffin first appeared in Ancient Egyptian mythology as the messenger of the Sun God Ra. The Griffin later appeared in Greek, Persian, and Medieval mythology. The Queen's Beasts coins are 99.99% silver or "four nines silver." This would make the Queens Beasts the purest British silver coins. The first English silver coins are Deniers, also known as pennies. The Deniers are 92.5% sterling silver and circulated during the Dark Ages. Sterling silver would remain the standard alloy in British coins for hundreds of years. Starting in the reign of King George V, coins were debased to be 50% silver. Silver Britannia coins produced before 2013 were 95.8% silver, an alloy known as "Britannia silver." Silver Britannia coins produced from 2013 onwards are 99.9% silver or "three nines silver." Finally the Queens Beasts coins are produced as 99.99% "four nines silver", the purest silver in the industry.
