Five Pounds 2025 Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information

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 commemorative £5 Crown-sized coin marks 125 years since the birth of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

The mint says about it:
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother provided essential support to two monarchs during her lifetime - first her husband, King George VI, and then her eldest daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. Upon the death of her grandfather, Elizabeth’s father inherited the title of the Earl of Strathmore and she subsequently became Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. As a teenager, Lady Elizabeth assisted in caring for wounded soldiers during the First World War as her home, Glamis Castle, became a hospital.

Acquainted with the Royal Family through family connections, Lady Elizabeth and the Duke of York (then the second son of King George V, the British monarch) became engaged in early 1923 and married on 26 April 1923 at Westminster Abbey in London.

As she entered the Abbey, Lady Elizabeth laid her bouquet at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, which has since become a tradition for royal brides. After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth became the Duchess of York and on 21 April 1926, she gave birth to her first child, Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, who later became Queen Elizabeth II.

In 1936, the Duke of York became king following his elder brother’s unexpected abdication. The new monarch took the name George VI, whilst his wife became Queen Elizabeth.

Alongside her husband, Queen Elizabeth toured Britain during the Second World War to boost public morale and became so pivotal to the United Kingdom’s wartime propaganda that, it was said, Adolf Hitler considered her the ‘most dangerous woman in Europe’. Upon the death of her husband in 1952, Queen Elizabeth continued to dutifully provide unwavering support and assistance to the new British monarch, her eldest daughter Elizabeth.