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2026 United Kingdom £5 BU Coin - 500 Years of the Crown Coin
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Item Number: 26UKBMBU25
- Mint: British Royal Mint
- Denomination: £5
- Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated
- Issue limit: N/A
- Alloy: Base Metal
- Diameter: 38.61 mm
- Weight: 28.28 grams
- Artist: Timothy Noad/Martin Jennings
- Box/Capsule: No/Blister
- Certificate: Printed Folder
Additional Information Please click here for an external web page in English!
Celebrating 500 years of the British crown coin, marking its introduction by King Henry VIII in August 1526. Originally a gold coin inspired by the French écu au soleil, the crown evolved over five centuries from a circulating monetary denomination into the UK's flagship commemorative £5 coin..
Inspired by the 1526 crown, the design fuses numismatic history with the modern British monarchy, as it includes the cyphers of both His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty The Queen.
The unique obverse design shows a decorative border of five roses, each commemorating a century since the first crowns of 1526, with elongated beading characteristic of coins made without a collar.
A symbol of both royalty and England, the rose has been a recurring feature of British coinage for centuries.
Accompanied by bespoke packaging that explores the story behind the commemoration.
Dated 2026, the centenary year of Elizabeth II’s birth.
The obverse of the coin features the official coinage portrait of His Majesty King Charles III, uniting mother and son on the coins of the realm
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