Five Pounds 2002 Golden Jubilee, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information

The obverse shows an equestrian portrait (on horseback) of Queen Elizabeth II, facing left.

Around above, the monarch's legend ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA · REGINA · FID · DEF; translated from Latin: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith. In a second row around inside that, · AMOR · POPULI PRÆSIDIUM REG; from Latin: the love of the people is the Queen's protection.

Below, the date 2002 is divided by the Royal Arms surrounded by the Garter carrying the inscription HONI · SOIT · QUI · MAL · Y · PENSE ·; translated from Old French: May he be shamed who thinks badly of it.

The artist;s initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley) are in relief in the right field under the horse's hoof.

Commemorative crowned and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right. The value and denomination FIVE POUNDS are around below.

The artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley) are in relief on the shoulder truncation.

The circulation mintage figure of 3,469,243 supplied by the Royal Mint includes both commemorative crown coins of 2002; 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 (1,734,622) is not real.

Additional mintage:
340,230 specimens issued in presentation folder
60,770 proofs