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United Kingdom: Coin Type Five Pounds (Pre-decimal) (issued 1820 - 1937)

Coin Type	Five 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 Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
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 (Proof only)	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	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	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 by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Five Pounds 1953 (not released)	unknown	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH II DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REGINA F: D: +

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Five Pounds (Pre-decimal): Details

Country	United Kingdom
Currency	Pound Sterling (pre-decimal)
From	1820
To	1937
Face Value	5 (x Pound)
Current	No (demonetised 1971)
Material	0.9167 Gold
Designer
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Size (mm)	36
Mass (g)	39.9403

Five Pounds (Pre-decimal): Photos

Image	Details
	Coin - 5 Pounds, George IV, Great Britain, 1826 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source
	Pattern Coin - 5 Pounds, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1839 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source
	Pattern Coin - 5 Pounds, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: St George (1887 - 1911). Source
	Coin - 5 Pounds, George IV, Great Britain, 1826 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source
	Pattern Coin - 5 Pounds, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1839 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source
	Pattern Coin - 5 Pounds, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Source
	Proof Coin - 5 Pounds, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1893 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source
	Coin - 5 Pounds, Edward VII, Great Britain, 1902 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source
	Proof Coin - 5 Pounds, George V, Great Britain, 1911 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: King George V (1911). Source
	Proof Coin - 5 Pounds, George VI, Great Britain, 1937 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: King George VI (1937). Source

Relevant Links

Five pounds (British gold coin) - Wikipedia