Right facing head of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the ` Girls of Great Britain and Ireland ` Tiara, legend and date around
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
GIBRALTAR ELIZABETH II
IRB
2003
Reverse description
Design taken from an engraving of Queen Elizabeth I after the English victory over the Spanish Armada in magisterial pose holding the Ball and Sceptre against a background of fighting ships and flanked by two heraldic columns representing the Pillars of Hercules
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
400th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIFE OF QUEEN
ELIZABETH I
5 POUNDS
Edge
Interrupted mill (reeded with three plain sections)
Mint
(PM) Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023)