5 Pounds - Elizabeth II (5th portrait; The Royal Mint) 2020 front 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II (5th portrait; The Royal Mint) 2020 back
5 Pounds - Elizabeth II (5th portrait; The Royal Mint) 2020 photo
© The Royal Mint, 2020

5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; The Royal Mint

2020 year
Copper-nickel 28.28 g 38.61 mm
Description
Issuer
United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Queen
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2020
Value
5 Pounds 5 GBP = USD 6.55
Currency
Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
28.28 g
Diameter
38.61 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-09
References
Numista
N#240429
Rarity index
52%

Reverse

Crowned medieval penny set against a Roman arch window, Tower of London mint mark left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TOWER OF LONDON
CIVI TAS LON DON
TN

Translation: City of London

Engraver: Timothy Noad

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The third in a four-coin 2020 Tower of London series. The Tower of London served as the home of The Royal Mint from 1279 AD, being known as Mint Street, where most of the nation's coins were made.


©The Royal Mint, 2020

Produced in association with Historic Royal Palaces, the design features the Tower of London mint mark on the reverse and was also struck in silver proof, silver piedfort and gold proof. The BU mintage comprised Royal Mint packs (9,612 sales) and third party trade packaging (4,750 sales).

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it features a special design on the reverse side, created by the artist David Knapton, which depicts a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by a pattern of flowers and trees, symbolizing the Queen's commitment to the natural world and her role as the Head of the Commonwealth.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2020  14362 - - - - - -

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