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At the time of decimalisation in 1971, the United Kingdom Crown coin (equal to 5 shillings) was redenominated as a 25p coin and pieces struck prior to 1990 - all the way back to 1818 - continue to be legal tender for that amount. The old denomination had been a regular circulating coin in the 19th century, but in the 20th century it became more of a commemorative denomination. The Royal Mint continued issuing commemorative coins in the same format - using the traditional coin dimensions, but in copper-nickel. These were initially also denominated as 25 pence but the "Crown" was changed in 1990 to a commemorative £5 (five pound) coin, having the same dimensions and weight but with a face value twenty times as great. The denomination is used to mark special occasions, usually royal in theme, rather than for use in general circulation. Although not circulating, these coins are legal tender. This £5 Crown-sized commemorative coin celebrates the 95th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II on April 5 2021. The coin features the words "my heart and my devotion" which references part of her 1957 Christmas broadcast, which was the first to be televised. During the speech the young Queen said: "In the old days the monarch led his soldiers on the battlefield and his leadership at all times was close and personal. Today things are very different. I cannot lead you into battle, I do not give you laws or administer justice, but I can do something else, I can give you my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations." Timothy Noad says about his design: I wanted to create a tapestry-like effect, with the Royal Cypher standing out against a dense, circular mass of leaves and flowers. I originally experimented with using spring flowers but eventually settled on the national floral emblems, which are tried and tested in coin designs and clearly connect The Queen to the four UK nations. For this design, I made the flowers more naturalistic and less formal than usual. I also felt that Her Majesty would prefer to be given a daffodil flower than the more heraldically correct Welsh leek!” | ||||||||||||
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Variety | Brilliant Uncirculated in presentation folder | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Details | Royal Mint Product code: UK2195BU. Release price: £13.00 | |
Variety | Brilliant Uncirculated in premium pack | |
Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Details | Royal Mint Product code: UK2195BE. Limited Edition: 9,500. Release price: £18.00 "The packaging includes key moments from 1926 and beautiful photography of the Royal Family. Comes with six postcards each with a portrait from key stages of The Queen’s life, sourced from the National Portrait Gallery." The Mint's description also says that "The coin’s ‘waved’ milled edge has a symbolic 95 mills, one for each year of The Queen’s life". | |
Variety | In mint sets | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Details | Brilliant Uncirculated coins in Royal Mint sets. | |
In Set |
2021 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Annual Coin Set - The 2021 Collection, mintage unknown
13 coins: £5 Queen's 95th Birthday, £2 Britannia, £2 H.G. Wells, £2 Sir Walter Scott, £1 Nations of the Crown, 50p, 50p Decimal Day, 50p John Logie Baird, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p | |
Variety | Proof FDC | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
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The 2021 United Kingdom Proof Coin Set Collector Edition, mintage unknown
13 coins: £5 Queen's 95th Birthday, £2 Britannia, £2 H.G. Wells, £2 Sir Walter Scott, £1 Nations of the Crown, 50p, 50p Decimal Day, 50p John Logie Baird, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p, Oblong Proof Medal The 2021 United Kingdom Premium Proof Coin Set, mintage unknown 13 coins: £5 Queen's 95th Birthday, £2 Britannia, £2 H.G. Wells, £2 Sir Walter Scott, £1 Nations of the Crown, 50p, 50p Decimal Day, 50p John Logie Baird, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p, Round Proof Medal | |
Variety | Silver Proof FDC | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown. Mintage limit: 9,405 | |
Material | 0.925 Silver | |
Details | 38.61 mm, 28.28 g sterling silver. Royal Mint Product code: UK2195SP. Limited Edition: 7,595. Maximum Coin Mintage: 9,405. Release price: £90.00. Also in sets. | |
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The 2021 United Kingdom Silver Proof Coin Set, mintage unknown
13 coins: £5 Queen's 95th Birthday, £2 Britannia, £2 H.G. Wells, £2 Sir Walter Scott, £1 Nations of the Crown, 50p, 50p Decimal Day, 50p John Logie Baird, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p | |
Variety | Silver Proof Piedfort | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown. Mintage limit: 2,236 | |
Material | 0.925 Silver | |
Details | Like the silver proof, but double the thickness and weight. 38.61 mm, 56.56 g sterling silver. Royal Mint Product code: UK2195PF. Limited Edition: 1,926. Maximum Coin Mintage: 2,236. Release price: £167.50. Also in sets. | |
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The 2021 United Kingdom Silver Proof Piedfort Coin Set, mintage 300
5 coins: £5 Queen's 95th Birthday, £2 H.G. Wells, £2 Sir Walter Scott, 50p Decimal Day, 50p John Logie Baird | |
Variety | Gold Proof FDC | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown. Mintage limit: 810 | |
Material | 0.917 Gold | |
Details | 38.61 mm, 39.94 g 22-carat red gold, in a mahogany presentation box. Royal Mint Product code: UK2195GP. Limited Edition: 655. Maximum Coin Mintage: 810. Release price: £2,690.00. Also in sets. | |
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The 2021 United Kingdom Gold Proof Commemorative Coin Set, mintage 75
5 coins: £5 Queen's 95th Birthday, £2 H.G. Wells, £2 Sir Walter Scott, 50p Decimal Day, 50p John Logie Baird |
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Royal Mint |
Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling |
Coin Type | Crown (Five Pounds) |
Issued | 2021 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Portrait by Jody Clark (Fifth Portrait) |
Reverse | St Edward's Crown |
Face Value | 5 (x Pound) |
Mintage | unknown |
Current | Yes |
Material | CuproNickel |
Designer | Timothy Noad |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 38.6100 mm |
Thickness | 2.8900 mm |
Mass | 28.2800 g |
OCC ID | LGVB-OLDC-BNGJ-OMPX |
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The Queen's 95th Birthday £5 Gold Proof Coin
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The Queen's 95th Birthday £5 Gold Proof Coin
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The Queen's 95th Birthday £5 Piedfort Coin
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The Queen's 95th Birthday £5 Piedfort Coin
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The Queen's 95th Birthday Silver Proof £5 Coin
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The Queen's 95th Birthday Silver Proof £5 Coin
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The Queen's 95th Birthday £5 Base Proof Coin
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The Queen's 95th Birthday £5 Base Proof Coin
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The Queen's 95th Birthday £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin
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The Queen's 95th Birthday £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin
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Source | Reference ID |
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Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | L88 |