United Kingdom · Elizabeth II (1952–2022)

United Kingdom Five Pounds, Millennium, Gold Proof — Elizabeth II (1999–2000)

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About this coin

Five-pound commemorative marking the transition to the year 2000, with clock hands meeting over Greenwich on a map of the British Isles.

Obverse

Elizabeth II’s fourth portrait faces right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara.

Script: Latin

Lettering

ELIZABETH·II·D·G REG·F·D·1999
IRB

Translation

Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith.

Reverse

Clock hands point to midnight over the British Isles, flanked by 1999 and 2000, with the denomination below.

Script: Latin

Lettering

1999 2000
ANNO DOMINI
JM
FIVE POUNDS

Mints and mintmarks

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, Wales.

Engraver and mintmaster marks

No mintmark.

Identification and varieties

Metal and finish variants are distinguished; individual packs and sets are not additional die varieties. Unknown totals remain blank.

Measurements

Dimensions are nominal; individual coins may vary.

Years, mintmarks and variants

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YearMintMintmarkVariantMintageNotesFind this issue
1999LlantrisantNoneProof2500
2000LlantrisantNoneProof1487
1999LlantrisantProof
2000LlantrisantProof

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