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5 Pounds - Charles III John Lennon (2025)
"John Lennon £5"
| 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 |
| Rev. artist | Henry Gray |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend and date around.
· CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 5 POUNDS ·
A depiction of John Lennon, legend either side
JOHN LENNON IMAGINE
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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 | £34.50 🔒 eBay | £22.90 | – | £8.60 – £34.50 | 4 | 4 | 07-10-2026 | |
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| BU | £31.01 🔒 eBay | £18.82 | – | £7.05 – £34.33 | 27 | 27 | 11-09-2026 | |
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| VF | £22.35 🔒 eBay | £26.70 | – | £11.32 – £58.72 | 8 | 8 | 26-09-2026 | |
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| MS-69 | £57.83 🔒 eBay | £57.83 (1) | – | £57.83 – £57.83 | 1 | 1 | 16-06-2026 | |
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About the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III John Lennon
The 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III John Lennon is a collector 5 pounds coin, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 28.28g and measures 38.61mm across. Reverse design: A depiction of John Lennon, legend either side.
Common questions
How much is the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III John Lennon worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III John Lennon run from £18.82 to £57.83 across 4 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
Who took the photograph on the John Lennon £5?
The portrait is based on a side-profile photograph by the music photographer Bob Gruen, taken on the roof of Lennon's penthouse in New York City. The coin designer Henry Gray placed it at the centre of the reverse, with Lennon's name on the left and IMAGINE on the right.
How many John Lennon £5 coins were minted?
There is no published struck or sold figure. The plain Brilliant Uncirculated coin has no stated limit. The colour-printed Brilliant Uncirculated coin has a maximum coin mintage of 10,010 and the 2oz silver proof £5 a maximum of 506; these are limits, not sales.
When did the John Lennon coin go on sale?
The Royal Mint announced it on 14 March 2025 and the full range went on sale on its website at 9am on 17 March 2025. The proclamation authorising the design had come into force on 6 February 2025.
Can I spend a John Lennon £5 coin?
It is legal tender for any amount under the royal proclamation, but the Royal Mint describes crowns as souvenirs and says banks are not required to accept them. Some banks may let you pay one into an account, so check with your bank first.
How do I identify the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III John Lennon?
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 John Lennon £5 was announced by the Royal Mint on 14 March 2025 and went on sale three days later. It was released in the year in which Lennon would have celebrated his 85th birthday, and it joined the Music Legends series after Queen, David Bowie, Shirley Bassey and Paul McCartney.
The Mint framed the coin around Lennon as an advocate for peace as much as a musician. Its own article on him recalls the 1969 bed-ins with Yoko Ono in Amsterdam and Montreal, the WAR IS OVER! IF YOU WANT IT billboards set up in 12 cities at the end of that year, and his 1972 Madison Square Garden concerts for children with learning disabilities, his last full-length shows.
This is a collector coin. No struck or sold figure has been published, and the Mint calls £5 crowns souvenirs rather than coins for everyday use.
The reverse is by Henry Gray, an experienced coin designer whose other Music Legends work includes the Freddie Mercury £5. He built it around a side-profile photograph by Bob Gruen, taken on the roof of Lennon's New York penthouse. Lennon's name runs to the left of the portrait and IMAGINE to the right, which the Mint describes as the title of his most famous politically charged song. The royal proclamation lists the inscriptions JOHN LENNON and IMAGINE.
The obverse carries 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.
The site holds two entries with this name. The Royal Mint sold a plain Brilliant Uncirculated coin, with no stated limit, and a colour-printed Brilliant Uncirculated coin, sold only by the Mint, with a maximum coin mintage of 10,010. Both have the same design, weight and size, so check which one a listing is offering and whether the Mint's pack is present.
The silver proof £5 is a 2oz, 40mm coin with a maximum coin mintage of 506. The crown is legal tender, though banks are not required to accept it. The series continued with the Iron Maiden £5, and the other Lennon entry covers the same coins.
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)
- John Lennon's Legacy Celebrated on a UK Coin (press release, 14 March 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 4795399, 7 February 2025), The Gazette (read 10 Oct 2026)
- John Lennon 2025 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- John Lennon 2025 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Colour Coin, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Commemorative Coin Striking Numbers, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- John Lennon: an Icon of Peace, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- John Lennon 2025 UK 2oz Silver Proof Coin, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
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