T&S Coin, in partnership with North Carolina based US dealer, Pinehurst Coins, have added the 13th issue in their 15-coin series ‘Legendary Warriors’. These take famous historical warriors from around the world, and picture them in antiqued high-relief on a two-ounce silver coin, with gilded highlights. The series has maintained a good mix of subjects, and a high standard of design. Pinehurst even have bullion coin variants, which are struck in the US.

This one is William Wallace, the Scottish rebel knight who was the star of the comically bad film, Braveheart, which was a historical film that decided actual history was an optional extra. Wallace has a lot of cultural significance in Scotland, and his high profile will be a positive for the coin. It’s a good scene, picturing the defiance of the Scots, and we’ll forgive the tartan, that didn’t appear for several hundred years after Wallace died.

Rather than go on about it here, you can read more about it in our comprehensive Coin Series Profile, where all these coins are featured. It’s available to pre-order now.