Five Pound Coin
The Mexican coins totaled 1 pound. Out of 5 pounds I have 2.5 pounds of world coins. There was also quite a few English coins as well. My intent was to buy from multiple sellers to get a decent mix of coins. The one nice thing is in Ohio we have a lot of Canadian coins in our change so I will just mix them in with my regular change.
- Detailed images and information about £5 coin series Commemorative 5 pound coins from United Kingdom. The series content copper–nickel (cuni) coins and the coins are of BU quality. Visit the best collector and commemorative coin website: The Collector Coin Database.
- The five pound coin shares the same dimensions as the twenty-five pence coin, and the five shilling coin before it, but has a value twenty times greater. Five pound coins are legal tender but are intended as souvenirs and are rarely seen in circulation. The coins are sold by the Royal Mint at face value and also, with presentation folders, at a.
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Two commemorative crowns were issued in 2000. The first was a millennium themed coin, dated 2000 (a identical version was also made, dated 1999). Another coin was issued in 2000 to mark the 100th birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
Five Pound Coin 1993
Commemorative £5 Coin, Type 7 (2000): (info on coin type numbers here)
Commemorative £5 Coin, Type 7a (2000 with Dome Mintmark, available only at the Dome):
Obverse Type (bust design by Ian Rank-Broadley):
Reverse Type (design by Jeffrey Matthews):
1902 Five Pound Coin
Reverse Type (with dome mintmark):
Edge: WHAT’S PAST IS PROLOGUE.
Mintage for Circulation: 3,147,092 (total for both 2000 £5 coins. It would seem most were Type 8).
Collectability/Scarcity: 2: coin without Dome mintmark. 3: coin with Dome mintmark (for scale details see here)
The story behind the design:
The obverse shows the Ian Rank-Broadley bust of the Queen. The reverse is by Jeffrey Matthews and shows a clock with its hands showing midnight, with it’s centre at London on a clock-face showing the British Isles. A special version of the coin with a small Dome mintmark (which is located to the right above the ANNO DOMINI) was sold at the Millennium Dome in a special package.
Commemorative £5 Coin, Type 8: (info on coin type numbers here)
Obverse Type (bust design by Ian Rank-Broadley):
Reverse Type (design by Ian Rank-Broadley):
Edge: Milled edge.
Mintage for Circulation: 3,147,092 (total for both 2000 £5 coins. It would seem most were this one).
Collectability/Scarcity: 1 (for scale details see here)
The story behind the design:
The obverse shows the Ian Rank-Broadley bust of the Queen. The reverse is also by Ian Rank-Broadley and shows the Queen mother facing left with people celebrating behind her and the dates 1900-2000.
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Please note: We have mainly written about England, as that is the country within the UK where our students live. We would be very happy for schools and visitors to send us information we can add to our website on Wales and Scotland. After the Norman Conquest in 1066, the pound was divided into twenty shillings or 240 pennies. It remained so until decimalization on 15 February 1971, when the pound was divided up as it is still done today. Before 1971 money was divided into:
Before decimalization on 15 February 1971, there were twenty (20) shillings per pound. The shilling was subdivided into twelve (12) pennies. The penny was further sub-divided into two halfpennies or four farthings (quarter pennies). 2 farthings = 1 halfpenny
Symbols The symbols 's' for shilling and 'd' for pence derive from the Latin solidus and denarius used in the Middle Ages. The '£' sign developed from the 'l' for libra.
One pound A £1 coin was called a Sovereign and was made of gold. A paper pound often was called a quid. More than a pound (£) 1 guinea and a £5.0.0 note 1 guinea = £1-1s-0d ( £1/1/- ) = one pound and one shilling = 21 shillings or 21/- (which is £1.05 in todays money) 1 guinea could be written as '1g' or '1gn'. A guinea was considered a more gentlemanly amount than £1. You paid tradesmen, such as a carpenter, in pounds but gentlemen, such as an artist, in guineas. A third of a guinea equalled exactly seven shillings. Why guinea? Because the Guinea coast was fabled for its gold, and its name became attached to other things like guinea fowl, and New Guinea.
Less than a pound (£) Shilling and pennies 'Bob' is slang for shilling (which is 5p in todays money) 1 shilling equalled twelve pence (12d). £1 (one pound) equalled 20shillings (20s or 20/-) 240 pennies ( 240d ) = £1 There were 240 pennies to a pound because originally 240 silver penny coins weighed 1 pound (1lb). A sum of £3 12s 6d was normally written as £3-12-6, but a sum of 12s 6d was normally recorded as 12/6. Amounts less than a pound were also written as: 12/6 meaning 12s-6d 10/- meaning ten shillings. An amount such as 12/6 would be pronounced 'twelve and six' as a more casual form of 'twelve shillings and sixpence'. More than a Shilling (s. or /- )Coins of more than one shilling ( 1/- ) but less than £1 in value were:
Less than a Shilling (s. or /- )
The word threepence would often be pronounced as though there was only a single middle 'e', therefore 'thre-pence'. The slang name for the coin was Joey. Penny coins were referred to as 'coppers'
Less than a penny(d)Pennies were broken down into other coins:
Farthing Half Penny Other names for coinsA shilling was often called a 'bob'. Five shilling piece or crown was sometimes called a dollar sixpence (silver) - often called a 'tanner' A penny was often called a 'copper' after the metal it was minted from. Old money conversions to money used today
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