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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; White Lion of Mortimer

5 Pounds - Elizabeth II (5th portrait; White Lion of Mortimer) - obverse5 Pounds - Elizabeth II (5th portrait; White Lion of Mortimer) - reverse

© The Royal Mint, 2020

Features

Issuer United Kingdom
Królowa Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coins
Year 2020
Value 5 Pounds
5 GBP = USD 6.71
Currency Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition Miedzionikiel
Weight 28.28 g
Diameter 38.61 mm
Shape Okrągły
Technique Frezowana
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
179725
References Sp# QBCC7
Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes).
, KM# 1864
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Series: The Queen's Beasts

Obverse

Piąty ukoronowany portret królowej Elżbiety II z prawej strony, noszącej diadem państwowy Jerzego IV, legenda wokół.Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·FID·DEF·5 POUNDS·
J.C

Unabridged legend: Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix

Engraver: Jody Clark

Reverse

Biały Lew z Mortimer podtrzymujący tarczę przedstawiającą białą różę en soleil, wokół legenda.Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
· 2020 ·
JC
WHITE LION OF MORTIMER

Engraver: Jody Clark

Edge

TrzcinaAutomatically translated

Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

(en)

The seventh design in The Queen's Beasts BU series which began in 2016 with the Lion of England, there are a total of ten Beasts representing the statues that stood in Westminster Abbey on the Queen's Coronation in 1953. The original statues are now on display in the Canadian Museum of History at Gatineau, whilst James Woodford's sculpted replicas stand in the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, London.

This Jody Clark reverse design was struck in a variety of base and precious metal compositions and denominations. Sales in BU packaging: 12,176 while 6,051 were sold to third parties in tubes.

 ©The Royal Mint, 2020

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2020  Photo 18 227 $ 18 (en) BU

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II (5th portrait; White Lion of Mortimer)
Katz
Auction 161
Lot 720
Internet Archive
18 Jun 2025 UNC USD 91.74
(EUR 79.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II (5th portrait; White Lion of Mortimer)
Katz
Auction 152
Lot 716
Internet Archive
8 Mar 2025 UNC USD 98.71
(EUR 85.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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