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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Royal Birthday, Gold Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Weight | 39.94 g |
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| Reverse description | An updated rendition of the classic St George and the Dragon design, depicting St George as an armoured knight on a rearing horse, thrusting a lance downward at a vanquished dragon whose serpentine body fills the lower field. The composition draws upon the Pistrucci tradition while employing a modern, bold relief style with fine detailing to the scales of the dragon, the horse's musculature, and the knight's Roman-style helmet and armour. The date 2018 appears in the exergue below a ground line, with no additional legend in the field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark Elizabeth II's 92nd birthday, this piece was struck in the same year the Queen became the first British monarch to reach that age while still reigning. The Royal Mint produced it as part of a broader suite of formats — base metal, silver, and gold — with the gold proof commanding a sharply limited audience from the outset.
Sp#L63 places it firmly within the Spink listings for modern UK commemoratives, a catalogue section that has grown unwieldy enough that individual issues blur together without careful cross-referencing against the KM number.