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The British five pound (£5) coin is a commemorative denomination of sterling coinage. As of October 2022, the obverse of new coins feature the profile of King Charles III . The obverse previously depicted Queen Elizabeth II between the coin's introduction in 1990 and the Queen's death in 2022.
Five-pound coins dated 1911 were struck as part of the coronation proof sets that year for George V (r. 1910–1936), but for uncertain reasons, no ordinary, non-proof specimens were coined. This was the only issuance of five-pound coins during that reign.
Australian £A 5 note; Bahamian £5 note; Bermudian £5 note; Biafran £5 note; British West African 100/– note; Canadian £5 note; Cypriot £C 5 note; Fijian £5 note; Gambian £5 note; Ghanaian £5 note; Irish pound. Series A IR£5 note; Series B IR£5 note; Series C IR£5 note; Israeli IL5 note and coin; Jamaican £5 note; Libyan £L5 note ...
Bullion / collectors' coins issued in 2018 to 2021; 1 troy ounce of silver, with a value of £2, or 10 troy ounces, valued at £10. [8] Twenty pounds: £20 Introduced in 2013 as a commemorative coin. [9] Fifty pounds: £50 Introduced in 2015 as a commemorative coin. [10] One hundred pounds: £100 Introduced in 2015 as a commemorative coin. [11]
Until decimalisation crowns (five shilling coins) were used for this purpose as they were the highest denomination of the time, but due to inflation this role has been transferred to higher value coins. Crowns, £5 coins and (until 1996) £2 coins are non-circulating, although they are still legal tender. These denominations are only used for ...
The twenty pence (20p) coin was introduced in 1982 to fill the gap between the 10p and 50p coins. The pound coin (£1) was introduced in 1983 to replace the Bank of England £1 banknote which was discontinued in 1984 (although the Scottish banks continued producing them for some time afterwards; the last of them, the Royal Bank of Scotland £1 ...
United Kingdom 1839 5 Pounds. The Una and the Lion is a British £5 gold coin depicting Queen Victoria. It is recognized as one of the most beautiful British coins ever struck. It was designed by William Wyon in 1839, to commemorate the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign (in 1837). The coins were first produced in 1839 and were probably ...
The British decimal five pence coin (often shortened to 5p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth 5 ⁄ 100 of a pound.Its obverse has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin’s introduction on 23 April 1968, replacing the shilling in preparation for decimalisation in 1971. [1]