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5 Pounds - Charles III George Michael Colour (2024)
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2024 |
| Denomination | 5 Pounds |
| Face value | £5 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 28.280g |
| Diameter | 38.6mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around.
Design pays tribute to George Michael’s music video for the hit single ‘Faith’.
Colour £5 Crown market value
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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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| BU | £99.00 🔒 eBay | £91.45 | – | £22.50 – £109.90 | 4 | 4 | 23-04-2026 | |
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About the 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III George Michael – Colour
The 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III George Michael – Colour is a collector 5 pounds coin, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 28.28g and measures 38.61mm across. Reverse design: Design pays tribute to George Michael’s music video for the hit single ‘Faith’.
Common questions
How much is the 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III George Michael – Colour worth?
The 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III George Michael – Colour has a price in one grade on MyCoinage so far: £91.45 in BU, the median of its verified sales.
How do I identify the 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III George Michael – Colour?
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 is a collector version of the 5 Pounds - Charles III George Michael. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
The George Michael £5 is a 2024 coin in the Royal Mint's Music Legends series, which had already honoured David Bowie, Elton John and Queen. It was the first time George Michael appeared on a UK coin. The Mint released it on 26 February 2024, the design having been officially approved by his estate, and the range page recalls his rise from WHAM! to a solo career of more than 125 million records sold.
It is a collector coin, not one issued into change. The Royal Mint describes £5 crowns as "souvenirs rather than for everyday use" and has struck none to a circulating standard since 2008. No striking or sales figure has been published for this coin, because the Mint's commemorative sales pages stop at coins dated 2023. For scale, the 2023 Dame Shirley Bassey £5 in the same series sold 5,215 Brilliant Uncirculated coins, 9,187 in trade packaging and 2,222 in colour.
The reverse is by the artist and sculptor Sandra Deiana and takes its cue from the music video for Faith, his second solo single. It shows the well-known headshot of George Michael in his trademark sunglasses. Deiana said she wanted a portrait that caught "his piercing gaze and charismatic expression".
The lines that fill the background are music. Deiana used software that turns the sound waves of a recording into a graphic and set the refrain of Faith into the design as vertical lines. "What you see in the design is truly a piece of George Michael's song," she said. The royal proclamation describes the reverse simply as a depiction of George Michael with the inscription GEORGE MICHAEL.
The obverse carries Martin Jennings's portrait of Charles III with CHARLES III D G REX F D 5 POUNDS and the date. The edge is milled.
Sources
- George Michael 2024 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- George Michael 2024 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Colour Coin, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- George Michael Takes Centre Stage on Royal Mint Collectable Coin, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Meet the Maker of the George Michael Coin, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and design for new gold, silver and five pound cupro-nickel coins (notice 4555788), 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)
- 2023 Dated UK Commemorative Coin Sales, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- George Michael, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
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