2026 1 oz British Gold Loch Ness Monster Coin (BU)

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2026 1 oz British Gold Loch Ness Monster Coin (BU)

The Royal Mint, the United Kingdom’s official mint with a history stretching back over 1,100 years, produces a prestigious range of gold and silver bullion coins that are sought after by investors and collectors worldwide. The Royal Mint regularly releases limited-edition commemorative bullion coins celebrating events, anniversaries, wildlife, and cultural milestones. The first coin in the new Legendary Creatures series captures one of the world’s most famous mythical creatures: the Loch Ness Monster. Right now, 2026 1 oz British Gold Loch Ness Monster Coins are available.

Coin Highlights:

• Arrives in plastic flips, acrylic tubes of 10 coins, or Monster Boxes of 100 coins!
• 1st coin in the Legendary Creatures Series!
• Captures Scotland’s mythical beast!
• Limited mintage of only 5,000 coins!
• Contains 1 troy oz of .9999 pure gold in BU condition.
• Bears a face value of 100 Pound sterling (GBP) backed by the government of Britain.
• Obverse includes a bust of King Charles III.
• Reverse features the Loch Ness Monster emerging from the murky waters of the loch.

Each 2026 1 oz British Gold Loch Ness Monster Coin available here comes in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. These gold coins arrive individually in plastic flips, with multiples offered in acrylic tubes of 10 coins or Monster Boxes of 100 coins, with a total of 10 tubes per box.

The myth of the Loch Ness Monster is generally traced to a brief newspaper report published in the Inverness Courier on May 2, 1933, in which a local couple, John and Aldie Mackay, described witnessing a tremendous disturbance on the surface of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands — a vast, deep, and often mist-cloaked freshwater lake.

In the obverse design of the 2026 British Gold Loch Ness Monster Coin, you will find a depiction of King Charles III. His Majesty is shown here in left-profile relief in a design created by Martin Jennings. Created in 2022 as the first-generation effigy of Charles III, this bust shows His Majesty without a crown.

For the reverse of 2026 1 oz Gold Loch Ness Monster Coins, the mint features a depiction of the famous monster emerging from the waters of the loch. In popular culture, Nessie is most commonly portrayed as a large, plesiosaur-like animal with a long neck, small head, and a massive body, an image that has become firmly embedded in global iconography. The dramatic natural setting of the loch, at over 23 miles long, nearly a mile wide, and plunging to depths of more than 750 feet, has long fueled local folklore and made it a compelling backdrop for tales of hidden aquatic creatures.

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