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Five pounds (British coin)

The British five pound (£5) coin is a commemorative denomination of sterling coinage. The obverse of new coins feature the profile of King Charles III; it previously depicted Queen Elizabeth II between the coin's introduction in 1990 and the Queen's death in 2022. Two different portraits of the Queen featured on the coin, with the last design by Ian Rank-Broadley being introduced in 1998. The coin has no standard reverse; instead it is altered each year to commemorate important events. Variant obverses have also been used on occasion.

Design
Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II The designs which have appeared on the five pound coin's reverse are summarised in the table below. Obverse: King Charles III C = Circulating ==Coin sets==
Coin sets
Additionally, the Royal Mint have released a number of five pound coin sets in silver proof quality. 2012 Olympics Set A series of 18 commemorative £5 coins were issued to celebrate the London 2012 Olympics. • Mind Stonehenge • Mind Big Ben • Mind Angel of the North • Mind Flying Scotsman • Mind The Globe Theatre • Mind Sir Isaac Newton • Body Giant's Causeway • Body The Great British Oak • Body River Thames • Body Weather • Body British Fauna • Body The Coastline of Britain • Spirit Courage • Spirit Pageantry • Spirit Unity • Spirit Music • Spirit Humour • Spirit Tolerance Queen's Portrait Set Four proof coins were released as part of the 2013 ''Queen's Portrait'' set. These coins feature the four portraits of Elizabeth II that appear on British coins. The Portrait of Britain Set Sixteen silver proof coins have been released as part of the 'Portrait of Britain' set. • 2015 Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) • 2015 Tower Bridge • 2015 Trafalgar Square • 2015 Buckingham Palace • 2016 White Cliffs of Dover • 2016 Giant's Causeway • 2016 Lake District • 2016 Snowdonia • 2017 Westminster Abbey • 2017 Hampton Court Palace • 2017 Downing Street • 2017 Edinburgh Castle • 2018 Blackpool • 2018 Brighton • 2018 Tenby • 2018 Southwold The First World War Set A series of silver proof coins have been released as part of the 'First World War' set. 36 coins were released as part of this series. • 2014 - British Expeditionary Force • 2014 - Royal Navy Coin • 2014 - Home Front Coin • 2014 - Walter Tull • 2014 - Propaganda • 2014 - Howitzer Gun • 2015 - Albert Ball VC • 2015 - Animals at War • 2015 - Submarines • 2015 - Edith Cavell • 2015 - Merchant Navy • 2015 - Gallipoli • 2016 - Poetry and Language • 2016 - The Somme • 2016 - Jutland • 2016 - Jack Cornwell VC • 2016 - The Army • 2016 - Dreadnought • 2017 - Noel Godfrey Chavasse VC • 2017 - The dedication of the medical services • 2017 - The cultural importance of the war artist • 2017 - The Sopwith Camel • 2017 - Gas warfare • 2017 - The Battle of Arras • 2018 - TE Lawrence • 2018 - Ypres • 2018 - Tanks • 2018 - Royal Air Force • 2018 - Women in factories • 2018 - Widows left behind • 2018 - Remembrance Day • 2018 - War Memorials • 2018 - Poppies • 2018 - Imperial War Museums • 2018 - Commonwealth War Graves • 2018 - Peace ==References==
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