5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee, Gold Proof

Guernsey has issued commemorative five-pound pieces through the Royal Mint and private licensing arrangements for decades, but the Platinum Jubilee pieces of 2022 mark something genuinely unrepeatable: Elizabeth II died in September of that year, making this among the final authorized portrait coins struck in her honor before her passing. The selective platinum plating on the obverse references the jubilee's name rather than the metal itself — a decorative choice that distinguishes the piece from the standard gold proof without altering its bullion character.