

A circumscription of FIFTIETH BIRTHDAY OF HRH PRINCE OF WALES and below FIVE POUNDS flanked by anniversary dates of 19Ī portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales with the dates 19, circumscription IN MEMORY OF DIANA PRINCESS OF WALES and the value FIVE POUNDSĪ representation of a dial of a clock, hands set at 12 o'clock with a map of the British Isles and the dates 19 and the words ANNO DOMINI and the value FIVE POUNDSĪ portrait of the Queen Mother, flanked by groups of people with the circumscription QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER, the anniversary dates 1900–2000. Golden wedding anniversary of the Queen and the Duke of EdinburghĪ pair of shields, chevronwise, on the left, shield of the Royal arms, on the right, shield of Prince Philip, above a royal crown and the date 20 NOVEMBER, below an anchor cabled and FIVE POUNDSĪ portrait of Prince Charles and in the background words relating to the work of The Prince's Trust.

St Edward's Crown encircled by forty trumpets all within the inscription FAITH AND TRUTH I WILL BEAR UNTO YOU and the anniversary dates 1953–1993Ī representation of Windsor Castle with five flag poles, two holding forked pennants with anniversary dates of 19, the other flags are Royal Arms, Union flag and the Queen's personal flag The 40th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation The designs which have appeared on the five pound coin's reverse are summarised in the table below.Ī cypher in the letter 'E' in duplicate, above a royal crown flanked by a rose and a thistle all within the inscription QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER and the dates 1900–1990
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Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. These are outside of the scope of this article and are not listed below. Separate five pound coin designs have also been released in various British crown dependencies and British Overseas Territories. As of 2020 the coin and folder cost £13.Ī £5 memorial crown featuring the image of Charles III was released on October 3, 2022. The 2010 coins, with such folders, were sold for £9.95 each. The coins are sold by the Royal Mint at face value and also, with presentation folders, at a premium to that face value. The five pound coin shares the same dimensions as the twenty-five pence coin, and the five shilling coin before it, but has a value twenty times greater.įive pound coins are legal tender but are intended as souvenirs and are rarely seen in circulation. The twenty-five pence was discontinued in 1981 after creating a large coin with such small value became prohibitively expensive. The coin is a continuation of the crown, which after decimalisation became the commemorative twenty-five pence coin. Variant obverses have also been used on occasion. The coin has no standard reverse instead it is altered each year to commemorate important events. Two different portraits of the Queen graced the coin, with the last design by Ian Rank-Broadley being introduced in 1998. The obverse previously depicted Queen Elizabeth II between the coin's introduction in 1990 and the Queen's death in 2022.

As of October 2022, the obverse of new coins feature the profile of King Charles III. The British five pound ( £5) coin is a commemorative denomination of sterling coinage. No standard reverse design the design varies each year with the event being commemorated
