Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
ELIZABETH·II D·G·REG·F·D
IRB
FIVE POUNDS (Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith)
Reverse description
The four quarterings of the Royal Arms each contained in a shield and arranged in saltire with, in the intervening spaces, a rose, a thistle, a sprig of shamrock and a leek; in the centre the Crown and in the base the date.