Five Pounds 1999 Princess Diana, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information

The obverse shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the date: ELIZABETH · II · D · G REG · F · D · 1999. Translated from Latin: Elizabeth the Second, by the grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith 1999.

The reverse shows a portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales, facing right right; next to it, the dates 1961 1997. Around, the inscription IN MEMORY OF DIANA PRINCESS OF WALES.

The value and denomination · FIVE POUNDS · are around below.

The circulation mintage figure of 5,396,300 supplied by the Royal Mint includes both commemorative crown coins of 1999; it is not clear how it is distributed between them. We have (simplistically) assumed equal mintages but please keep in mind that this is arbitrary and the mintage quoted here (2,698,150) is not real.