Five Pounds (Pre-decimal), Coin Type from United Kingdom - detailed information

Five Pounds (Pre-decimal), Coin Type from United Kingdom (issued 1820 - 1937)
Coin TypeFive Pounds (Pre-decimal)

Obverse

Effigy of the monarch, legend.
Obverse Inscription
Reverse

Reverse Inscription
Edge
Edge Inscription
All Coins of Type: Five Pounds (Pre-decimal) (11)
Coin NameMintageEffigyLegend
Five Pounds 1820 (Pattern) unknown Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate Head) GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIARUM REX F: D: 1820
Five Pounds 1826 (Proof only) 150 Portrait by William Wyon (Bare Head) GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA 1826
Five Pounds 1831 (Pattern) unknown Portrait by William Wyon GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Five Pounds 1839 Una and the Lion 400 Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head) VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIARUM REGINA F: D:
Five Pounds 1887 54,641 Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head) VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:
Five Pounds 1893 21,178 Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head) VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Five Pounds 1902 42,977 Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head) EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Five Pounds 1911 (Proof only) 2,812 King George V - Bare Head, by Bertram Mackennal GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Five Pounds 1937 Edward VIII (not released) unknown King Edward VIII by Thomas Humphrey Paget EDWARDVS VIII D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Five Pounds 1937 (Proof only) 5,501 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Five Pounds 1953 (not released) unknown Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait, by Mary Gillick ELIZABETH II DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REGINA F: D: +
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Five Pounds (Pre-decimal): Details
CountryUnited Kingdom
CurrencyPound Sterling (pre-decimal)
From1820
To1937
Face Value5 (x Pound)
CurrentNo (demonetised 1971)
Material0.9167 Gold
Designer
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
Size (mm)36
Mass (g)39.9403
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Five Pounds (Pre-decimal): Photos
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Coin - 5 Pounds, George IV, Great Britain, 1826
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Pattern Coin - 5 Pounds, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1839
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Pattern Coin - 5 Pounds, New South Wales, Australia, 1887
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Notes: St George (1887 - 1911).
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Coin - 5 Pounds, George IV, Great Britain, 1826
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Pattern Coin - 5 Pounds, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1839
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Pattern Coin - 5 Pounds, New South Wales, Australia, 1887
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Proof Coin - 5 Pounds, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1893
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Coin - 5 Pounds, Edward VII, Great Britain, 1902
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Proof Coin - 5 Pounds, George V, Great Britain, 1911
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Notes: King George V (1911).
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Proof Coin - 5 Pounds, George VI, Great Britain, 1937
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Notes: King George VI (1937).
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