5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Una and the lion

Una and the Lion derives from a allegorical poem in Spenser's Faerie Queene, where Una represents the true church guided by a lion — a composition William Wyon adapted for the celebrated 1839 Pattern Five Pounds, widely considered the finest coin produced by the Victorian Royal Mint. That pattern never circulated; it was struck purely as a prestige piece for Queen Victoria's coronation coinage trials.

Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic with a permanent population under 300, issues coins primarily for the collector market through arrangements with the Royal Mint and associated agencies.