1 troy ounce silver coin Little John 2022

1 troy ounce silver coin Little John 2022

Little John is a likely fictional character in the Robin Hood legend. He is actually very big and his nickname is a joke. Robin Hood ran into John when he wanted to prevent him from crossing a narrow bridge. The men dueled and Robin knocked John into the river (. Impressed by Robin's fighting skills, John joined Robin's gang. Little John appears in the earliest recorded Robin Hood stories, and in one of the earliest references to Robin Hood by Andrew of Wyntoun in 1420 and by Walter Bower in 1440.

In the early stories, Little John is shown as intelligent and very capable. In "A Gest of Robyn Hode" he captures the sorrowful knight and, when Robin Hood decides to pay the knight's mortgage for him, he accompanies him as a servant. In "Robin Hood's Death" he is the only one of the Merry Men who takes Robin with him. In the 15th-century ballad commonly referred to as "Robin Hood and the Monk," Little John departs in anger after a dispute with Robin. When Robin Hood is captured, it is Little John who plans the rescue of his leader. In return, Robin Little offers John the leadership of the band, but John declines.

Obverse: Shows the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, along with the face value of 100 pounds.

Reverse: On this coin, the strength and steadfastness of the trees surround and symbolise Little John, who stands boldly at the centre of the design.