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At the time of decimalisation in 1971, the United Kingdom Crown coin (equal to 5 shillings) was redenominated as a 25p coin and pieces struck prior to 1990 - all the way back to 1818 - continue to be legal tender for that amount. The old denomination had been a regular circulating coin in the 19th century, but in the 20th century it became more of a commemorative denomination. The Royal Mint continued issuing commemorative coins in the same format - using the traditional coin dimensions, but in copper-nickel (75% copper, 25% nickel) just as the last pre-decimal crowns had been. These were initially also denominated as 25 pence but - uniquely for British decimal coinage, did not have their value stated on them, which continues the tradition of the old crowns. Only four designs were issued between 1972 and 1981. After that, the "Crown" was revived in 1990 as a commemorative Five Pound coin, having the same dimensions and weight but with a face value twenty times as great. The two can be distinguished because the £5 coin is marked with its value. Crowns were issued in Brilliant Uncirculated and in Proof FDC grade until 2008, after which they ceased to be struck to a circulating standard and are now only issued as proofs. The denomination is used to mark special occasions, usually royal in theme, rather than for use in general circulation. Although not circulating, these coins are legal tender, but contrary to popular belief this does not mean that banks and retailers automatically have to accept them. In the United Kingdom, they are accepted by Royal Mail post offices. Note that the Quintuple Sovereign (5 sovereigns) also has a face value of five pounds, but is a massive gold bullion coin and as such has much higher intrinsic value. | ||||
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Coin Name | Reverse | Obverse | Details |
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Five Pounds 2017 Sapphire Jubilee | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2017 King Canute | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2017 Prince Philip | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 29,097 |
Five Pounds 2017 Platinum Wedding | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 42,550 |
Five Pounds 2017 Platinum Wedding (Heraldic, Platinum) | ![]() |
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Material: 0.9995 Platinum Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 112 |
Five Pounds 2017 Lion of England | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 31,838 |
Five Pounds 2017 Unicorn of Scotland | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 31,978 |
Five Pounds 2017 Edinburgh Castle | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,087 |
Five Pounds 2017 Hampton Court Palace | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,087 |
Five Pounds 2017 Downing Street | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,087 |
Five Pounds 2017 Westminster Abbey | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,087 |
Five Pounds 2017 Remembrance Day | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2017 Christmas Tree | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 38,407 |
Five Pounds 2018 Sapphire Anniversary | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 18,296 |
Five Pounds 2018 Prince George Birthday | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 50,588 |
Five Pounds 2018 Four Generations | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 22,393 |
Five Pounds 2018 Royal Wedding | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 62,755 |
Five Pounds 2018 Royal Academy of Arts | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 11,988 |
Five Pounds 2018 Lawrence of Arabia | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2018 Ypres | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2018 Tanks | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2018 Royal Air Force | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2018 Women in Factories | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2018 Widows | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2018 Remembrance Day | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 798 |
Five Pounds 2018 War Memorials | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 693 |
Five Pounds 2018 Poppies | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,803 |
Five Pounds 2018 Imperial War Museums | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 693 |
Five Pounds 2018 Commonwealth War Graves | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 693 |
Five Pounds 2018 Peace | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 693 |
Five Pounds 2018 Remembrance Day (Coloured) | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 15,941 |
Five Pounds 2018 Blackpool | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2018 Brighton | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2018 Southwold | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2018 Tenby | ![]() |
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Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2018 Prince Charles | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 27,435 |
Five Pounds 2018 Lion of England | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 9,840 |
Five Pounds 2018 Red Dragon of Wales | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 25,753 |
Five Pounds 2018 Black Bull of Clarence | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 17,763 |
Five Pounds 2018 Christmas Nutcracker | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 39,337 |
Five Pounds 2019 Remembrance | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2019 Queen Victoria | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2019 Legend of the Ravens | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2019 Ceremony of the Keys | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2019 Yeoman Warders | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2019 Crown Jewels | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2019 Lion of England | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2019 Falcon of the Plantagenets | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2019 Yale of Beaufort | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2020 Year of the Rat | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2020 King George III | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2020 Wordsworth | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2020 Music Legends - Queen | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2020 Music Legends - Elton John | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2020 Music Legends - David Bowie | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2020 Bond, James Bond | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2020 James Bond, Pay Attention | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2020 James Bond, Shaken not Stirred | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2020 White Tower | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2020 Royal Menagerie | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2020 Royal Mint | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2020 Infamous Prison | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2020 Red Cross | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2020 End of World War Two | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2020 Remembrance Day - Unknown Warrior | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2020 White Lion of Mortimer | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2020 White Horse of Hanover | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2021 Year of the Ox | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2021 White Greyhound of Richmond | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2021 Griffin of Edward III | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2021 The Queen's Beasts Completer Coin | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2021 Queen's 95th Birthday | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2021 Prince Philip | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2021 Mr. Men - Mr. Happy | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2021 Mr. Men - Mr. Strong and Little Miss Giggles | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2021 Mr. Men - Little Miss Sunshine | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2021 Peter Rabbit | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2021 Alice in Wonderland | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2021 Through the Looking-Glass | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2021 Royal Albert Hall | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2021 Alfred the Great | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2021 Music Legends - The Who | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2021 Remembrance Day | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2021 Mahatma Gandhi | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2022 Year of the Tiger | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2022 Platinum Jubilee | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2022 Platinum Jubilee, Equestrian Portrait | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2022 The Seymour Panther | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2022 The Lion of England | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Pounds 2022 Peter Rabbit | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling |
From | 1990 |
Face Value | 5 (x Pound) |
Current | Yes |
Material | CuproNickel |
Designer | |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 38.610 mm |
Thickness | 2.890 mm |
Mass | 28.280 g |
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