5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait, Battle of Waterloo

€1.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year2015
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value5 Pounds
CurrencyPound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight28.28 g
Dimensions38.61 mm
Thickness2.89 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Ian Rank-Broadley
Reverse: David Lawrence
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#1296, Sp#L39
Obverse descriptionFourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringELIZABETH·II·D·G·REG·F·D·FIVE POUNDS·2015 IRB
(Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith)
Reverse descriptionAn image of the meeting of The Duke of Wellington greeting the Prussian General Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher after the battle of Waterloo, legend above, date below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTHE BATTLE OF WATERLOO 1815
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage2015  - BU - 51 027
2015  - Proof - 15 921
Catalog ID7242451870
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