5 Pounds - Elizabeth II RNLI, Roy Barker I and Queen, Gold Proof

The 2022 RNLI issue marks the 200th anniversary of the institution, founded in 1824 by Sir William Hillary following a series of catastrophic shipwrecks off the Isle of Man. Roy Barker I is one of the RNLI's operational lifeboats, named after a benefactor — a naming tradition the charity has maintained for over a century through legacy donations.

At 0.5g and 11mm, this is among the smallest gold proof coins the Royal Mint produces, a format used across several recent commemorative series to offer gold at accessible price points.