United Kingdom · Elizabeth II (1952–2022)

United Kingdom Five Pounds, Millennium — 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
1999LlantrisantNoneOrdinary strike3700000
1999LlantrisantNoneBrilliant uncirculated
2000LlantrisantNoneOrdinary strike3197739
2000LlantrisantNoneBrilliant uncirculated27546
2000LlantrisantNoneProof72469
1999LlantrisantOrdinary strike
1999LlantrisantBrilliant uncirculated
2000LlantrisantOrdinary strike
2000LlantrisantBrilliant uncirculated
2000LlantrisantProof

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