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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 5th portrait, White Horse of Hanover
| Issuer | The Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | The fifth definitive portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, engraved by Jody Clark, depicts the right-facing effigy of the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem, with a drop pearl earring visible at her ear. The bust is truncated at the shoulder and rendered in high relief against a flat field. The engraver's initials 'J.C' appear beneath the truncation. The circular legend reads 'ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · FID · DEF · 5 POUNDS ·', distributed around the full periphery of the coin. |
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| Mintage | 2020 - BU - 16,905 |
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The White Horse of Hanover is the fifth release in the Queen's Beast series, which drew from the ten heraldic beasts that flanked Elizabeth II's coronation throne at Westminster Abbey in 1953. The series was conceived partly to coincide with the fifth and final portrait of the Queen by sculptor Jody Clark, introduced in 2015.
Copper-nickel strikes in this series were produced in significantly larger quantities than their precious metal counterparts and saw genuine circulation in some cases — unusual for a modern commemorative crown-sized piece.