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5 Pounds - Charles III Freddie Mercury (2025)
"Freddie Mercury £5"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2025 |
| Denomination | 5 Pounds |
| Face value | £5 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Music Legends |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 28.280g |
| Diameter | 38.6mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Martin Jennings |
| Rev. artist | Henry Gray |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend and date around.
A depiction of Freddie Mercury with his signature, legend right.
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Realised auction prices · ⭐ Pro Expand rows for individual sale records| Grade | Latest | Median | 30d Δ | All-time range | Sales (1yr) | Total sales | Last sale | |
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| UNC | £12.50 🔒 eBay | £17.22 | – | £12.50 – £21.95 | 4 | 4 | 04-10-2026 | |
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| BU | £17.95 🔒 eBay | £15.08 | ▼9.2% | £7.59 – £49.99 | 56 | 56 | 15-10-2026 | |
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| EF | £17.99 🔒 eBay | £17.99 (1) | – | £17.99 – £17.99 | 1 | 1 | 10-08-2026 | |
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| VF | £13.05 🔒 eBay | £19.57 | – | £11.88 – £35.54 | 4 | 4 | 16-10-2026 | |
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| MS-68 | £52.44 🔒 eBay | £52.44 (1) | – | £52.44 – £52.44 | 1 | 1 | 22-03-2026 | |
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About the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Freddie Mercury
The 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Freddie Mercury is a collector 5 pounds coin in the Music Legends series, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 28.28g and measures 38.61mm across. Reverse design: A depiction of Freddie Mercury with his signature, legend right.
Common questions
How much is the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Freddie Mercury worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Freddie Mercury run from £15.08 to £52.44 across 5 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
How many Freddie Mercury £5 coins were made?
The Royal Mint has not published a struck or sold figure. The plain Brilliant Uncirculated coin has no stated limit. The colour Brilliant Uncirculated version has a maximum coin mintage of 12,500 and the 2oz silver proof £5 a maximum of 506; both are issue limits, not sales.
Who designed the Freddie Mercury coin?
Henry Gray designed the reverse, which shows Mercury mid-performance with his signature beside the portrait. Gray also designed the 2025 John Lennon £5 in the same Music Legends series. The King's portrait on the obverse is by Martin Jennings.
What are the musical notes around the Freddie Mercury coin?
The Royal Mint says a musical stave runs around the design from bass to treble notes to represent Mercury's four-octave vocal range. The studded border is based on the armband he wore for Queen's Live Aid performance in July 1985.
When was the Freddie Mercury £5 released?
The Royal Mint unveiled the coin on 18 November 2025 and put it on sale at 9am that day. Freddie Mercury's sister, Kashmira Bulsara, struck the first coin at the Mint. The royal proclamation authorising the design had come into force on 16 October 2025.
Is the Freddie Mercury £5 legal tender?
Yes. The proclamation makes the cupro-nickel coin legal tender for any amount in the United Kingdom. The Royal Mint describes crowns as souvenirs, however, and says banks are not required to accept them.
How do I identify the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Freddie Mercury?
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
The Freddie Mercury £5 was unveiled by the Royal Mint on 18 November 2025 as the latest coin in its Music Legends series, which has also honoured David Bowie, George Michael, Shirley Bassey and Paul McCartney. Mercury's band had already appeared on the 2020 Queen £5 by Chris Facey, the earliest Music Legends coin in the Mint's £5 design list. The coin was officially approved by Mercury Songs Ltd, and Mercury's sister, Kashmira Bulsara, visited the Mint to strike the first one.
The Mint timed it for two anniversaries in 2025: forty years since Queen's performance at Live Aid in July 1985, and forty years since Mercury's first solo studio album, Mr. Bad Guy. A gold proof version was gifted to the Mercury Phoenix Trust, the AIDS charity founded in his memory, to be auctioned.
Like all modern crowns it is a collector coin, and no struck or sold figure has been published.
The reverse is by Henry Gray, who also designed the 2025 John Lennon £5. It shows Mercury centre stage, mid-performance, with his signature beside the portrait. Two details carry the story: a musical stave running around the design from bass to treble notes stands for his four-octave range, and the studded border is drawn from the armband of his Live Aid outfit. The proclamation describes a depiction of Freddie Mercury surrounded by a studded border, with his signature and the inscription FREDDIE MERCURY.
The obverse has Martin Jennings's portrait of King Charles III with CHARLES III D G REX F D 5 POUNDS and the date. The edge is milled.
Collecting notes
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
Two cupro-nickel versions were sold. The plain Brilliant Uncirculated coin has no stated limit; the colour version, which prints Mercury's yellow jacket, has a maximum coin mintage of 12,500. Make sure a listing says which one it is, and check the fine stave lines for rubbing on a loose coin.
The silver proof £5 is a 2oz coin of 40mm with a maximum coin mintage of 506, so it is not a crown-size piece in silver. The coin is legal tender for any amount, although banks are not required to accept crowns. Earlier in the series came the Iron Maiden £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.
- £5 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Freddie Mercury 2025 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Freddie Mercury 2025 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Colour Coin, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Freddie Mercury 2025 UK 2oz Silver Proof Coin, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Royal Mint Rocks The Nation With Freddie Mercury Collectible Coin (press release, 18 November 2025), The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for new series of gold, standard silver, silver piedfort and five pound cupro-nickel coins (notice 4975072, 17 October 2025), The Gazette (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Commemorative Coin Striking Numbers, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
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