5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 3rd portrait, Queen Mother

€19,058.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1990
TypeNon-circulating coins
Value5 Pounds
CurrencyPound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel (75% Cu, 25% Ni)
Weight28.28 g
Dimensions38.61 mm
Thickness3.2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Raphael David Maklouf
Reverse: Leslie Durbin
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#962, Sp#L1
Obverse descriptionThird crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·REGINA·F·D ·FIVE POUNDS·
(Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith)
Reverse descriptionA cypher of the letter E in duplicate, above a royal crown flanked by a rose and a thistle all within an inscription and above dates.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringQUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER EE ·1900 · 1990·
EdgeMilled
Mint
Mintage1990  - - 2 761 431
1990  - BU - 45 250
Catalog ID4572440640
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