Royal Mint to give away 95 £5 coins to mark Queen's 95th birthday (2024)

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Royal Mint to give away 95 £5 coins to mark Queen's 95th birthday? ›

Ninety-five people who will turn 95 this year are to receive a commemorative coin

The 95th Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen 2021 £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin. Brilliant Uncirculated coins are struck to a superior standard than their circulating counterparts. The name derives from each coin's brilliance in terms of its appearance and they are the perfect entry-level collectible.

This commemorative coin features a classic design by the experienced Royal Mint engraver, Timothy Noad. The Queen's royal cypher is crowned in the centre of the reverse, with the flowers of each representative nation of the United Kingdom blossoming in the background.

The Queen Elizabeth II 'In Memoriam' Commemorative is available exclusively from Heritage Coins, the specialist coin division of The Bradford Exchange, which means you won't find it anywhere else.

The one pound coin features a banner design surrounded by ornate patterns including a daisy which is the birth flower for April, the month Her Majesty was born and includes the inscription 'HM THE QUEEN' and '95 GLORIOUS YEARS'. The obverse depicts Queen Elizabeth II.

To celebrate this astonishing achievement, The Ultimate Platinum Jubilee Coin has been issued and is available today for FREE – our gift to you (just £2.50 postage).

Out of the Brilliant Uncirculated £5 coins sold in individual The Royal Mint Packs, the 2014 Queen Anne £5 is the rarest. This coin has a mintage of just 12,181 and was struck to mark the 300th anniversary since the death of Queen Anne.

These coins, as the name suggests, are issued to commemorate special occasions of national importance that are usually, but not exclusively, Royal in theme. They are intended to be souvenirs, rather than ordinary circulation coins, and are therefore rarely found in everyday circulation.

A normal base metal Crown may fetch £10 or more if particularly desirable. The gold and silver commemorative £5 coins will often be worth far more on metal value alone, and their more limited mintage figures may result in an even high price.

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The Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen 2022 £5 Coin

The collection includes a limited number of larger, fine gold and silver premium coins. Each luxurious edition features the royal cypher surrounded by floral emblems of the United Kingdom in a design by John Bergdahl.

Mary Gillick designed the first portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Australian pre-decimal coinage. The portrait of the uncrowned Queen was featured on Australia's coinage from 1953.

Made with almost 4kg of gold and more than 6,426 diamonds, a new coin has been unveiled in honour of the late Queen - and may be among the most valuable of all time. The creator of the luxury object called The Crown - the East India Company - has valued it at around $23m (£18.47m).

The Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen 2022 £5 Coin

Each luxurious edition features the royal cypher surrounded by floral emblems of the United Kingdom in a design by John Bergdahl.

It Could Be Worth up to $23 Million. The 2022 death of Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II after 70-plus years on the throne kicked off a memorabilia frenzy that saw prices skyrocket for everything from tea sets and dolls to special newspaper editions.

The Royal Mint issued a £5 coin wholly designed by popular sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley. The reverse features a left-facing profile of the Queen Mother wearing a diamond tiara with her signature beneath. This was the very first time this had appeared on a British Coin.