Five Pounds 1911 (Proof only), Coin from United Kingdom

Five Pounds 1911 (Proof only), Coin from United Kingdom (demonetised 1971)

Coin	Five Pounds 1911 (Proof only)

Part of a set struck to commemorate the King's coronation in 1911.

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	2,812
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Obverse
Bare head of King George V facing left; below on neck truncation in small letters, B.M. (for Bertram Mackennal); around, GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:

Obverse Inscription	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:

Reverse
St George on horseback advancing to right wearing a helmet and cape and holding a sword; below horse, fallen dragon with lance in its side; below exergue line at right the artist's initials B.P. (for Benedetto Pistrucci); in exergue, 1911.

Reverse Inscription	1911

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

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Five Pounds 1911 (Proof only): References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link
Museums Victoria Collections	2016	Coin description	link
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mint
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mintage

All (11) coins of type: Five Sovereigns (Pre-decimal)

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	King George IV - Bare Head	GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA 1826
Five Pounds 1831 (Pattern)	unknown	King William IV - Bare Head	GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Five Pounds 1839 Una and the Lion	400	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIARUM REGINA F: D:
Five Pounds 1887	54,641	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:
Five Pounds 1893	21,178	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Five Pounds 1902	42,977	King Edward VII - 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	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Five Pounds 1937 Edward VIII (not released)	unknown	King Edward VIII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VIII D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Five Pounds 1937 (Proof only)	5,501	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Five Pounds 1953 (not released)	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REGINA F: D: +

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Five Pounds 1911 (Proof only): Details

Country	United Kingdom
Currency	Pound Sterling (pre-decimal)
Coin Type	Five Sovereigns (Pre-decimal)
Issued	1911
Monarch	King George V
Effigy	King George V - Bare Head, by Bertram Mackennal
Face Value	5 (x Pound)
Total Mintage	2,812
Current	No; demonetised 1971
Material	0.9167 Gold
Designer	Benedetto Pistrucci
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Size	36.0000 mm
Mass	39.9403 g
OCC ID	GRNA-ZOGW-CGVY-OXJL

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Five Pounds 1911 (Proof only): Photos

Image	Details
	Proof Coin - 5 Pounds, George V, Great Britain, 1911 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 Source
	Great Britain 1911 5 pounds Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Source
	Great Britain 1911 5 pounds Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Source

Five Pounds 1911 (Proof only): Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World	Great Britain 260
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Great Britain KM# 822
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom	3994

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