5 Pounds - Charles III Bluebell and Thistle - Scotland (2025)
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2025 |
| Denomination | 5 Pounds |
| Face value | £5 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 28.280g |
| Diameter | 38.6mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Martin Jennings |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around.
· CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 5 POUNDS ·
Floral emblems of Scotland, A bluebell and thistle, denomination below
FIVE POUNDS
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About the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Bluebell and Thistle - Scotland
The 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Bluebell and Thistle - Scotland is a collector 5 pounds coin, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 28.28g and measures 38.61mm across. Reverse design: Floral emblems of Scotland, A bluebell and thistle, denomination below.
Common questions
How much is the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Bluebell and Thistle - Scotland worth?
No verified sale of the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Bluebell and Thistle - Scotland has been logged on MyCoinage yet.
What does the thistle and bluebell £5 show?
The royal proclamation describes the reverse as a depiction of a thistle and bluebell accompanied by the inscription FIVE POUNDS. It was one of four floral designs authorised together, the others pairing a rose with an oak leaf, a daffodil with a leek, and flax with a shamrock.
How many thistle and bluebell £5 coins were made?
No figure has been published. The Royal Mint's commemorative sales pages end with coins dated 2023, and no Royal Mint product page or issue limit for this coin was found, so there is no official mintage or sales number to quote.
Is the thistle and bluebell £5 legal tender?
Yes. The proclamation of 18 December 2024 makes the cupro-nickel coin legal tender for any amount in any part of the United Kingdom. The Royal Mint says crowns are souvenirs and that banks are not required to accept them.
Is this the same as the Four Nations £5?
No. The Royal Mint's 2025 Four Nations coin, by Gregory Cameron, represents all four nations of the UK together with a Tudor Crown. The thistle and bluebell coin is one of four separate floral designs, each pairing two plants with the words FIVE POUNDS.
How do I identify the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Bluebell and Thistle - Scotland?
Check the weight 28.28g and diameter 38.61mm and the metal (copper-nickel) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
This £5 is one of four floral crown designs authorised together by a royal proclamation made at Buckingham Palace on 18 December 2024 and in force from the following day. The proclamation covers only a cupro-nickel coin, with four alternative reverses: a rose and an oak leaf, a thistle and a bluebell, a daffodil and a leek, and a flax and a shamrock. No gold or silver version was authorised in the same document.
The thistle is the plant the Royal Mint uses for Scotland. When it unveiled King Charles III's definitive designs in October 2023, the Mint said the national flowers £2 shows a rose for England, a daffodil for Wales, a thistle for Scotland and a shamrock for Northern Ireland.
How this crown reached collectors is not documented by the Royal Mint. It does not appear in the Mint's list of £5 designs, and no struck or sold figure has been published.
The proclamation describes the reverse as a depiction of a thistle and bluebell accompanied by the inscription FIVE POUNDS. The designer has not been named in any source found.
The obverse carries the King's effigy with the inscription CHARLES III D G REX F D 5 POUNDS and the date. The Royal Mint credits Martin Jennings with the portrait used on £5 crowns since 2022. The edge is grained, which the Mint calls milled.
Collecting notes
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
Treat any listing with care. Check that the coin shows a thistle paired with a bluebell and the words FIVE POUNDS on the reverse, and do not confuse it with the Mint's 2025 Four Nations £5 by Gregory Cameron, which represents all four nations together with a Tudor Crown.
The coin is legal tender for any amount, though the Royal Mint says banks are not required to accept crowns. Its sister designs include the flax and shamrock £5.
Sources
The history, design, varieties and collecting notes on this page are drawn from these sources. Prices come from recorded sales, not from them.
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for a new five pound cupro-nickel coin (notice 4770163, 20 December 2024), The Gazette (read 10 Oct 2026)
- £5 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Commemorative Coin Striking Numbers, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- The Royal Mint unveils new coins of the nation (press release, 12 October 2023), The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Four Nations 2025 UK Coin Range, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
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