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5 Pounds - Charles III Mary Seacole (2023)
"Mary Seacole £5"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2023 |
| 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 | Sandra Deiana |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around.
· CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 5 POUNDS · 2023
Depiction of Mary Seacole with the Union Flag in the background, legend left.
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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 | £5.50 🔒 eBay | £5.50 (1) | – | £5.50 – £5.50 | 1 | 1 | 31-07-2026 | |
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| BU | £18.50 🔒 eBay | £10.80 | – | £5.45 – £18.50 | 17 | 17 | 15-10-2026 | |
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| VF | £10.80 🔒 eBay | £1,255.40 (2) | – | £10.80 – £2,500.00 | 1 | 2 | 05-09-2026 | |
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About the 2023 5 Pounds - Charles III Mary Seacole
The 2023 5 Pounds - Charles III Mary Seacole is a collector 5 pounds coin, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 28.28g and measures 38.61mm across. Reverse design: Depiction of Mary Seacole with the Union Flag in the background, legend left.
Common questions
How much is the 2023 5 Pounds - Charles III Mary Seacole worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2023 5 Pounds - Charles III Mary Seacole run from £5.50 to £1,255 across 3 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
How many Mary Seacole £5 coins were sold?
The Royal Mint's 2023 sales page lists 4,727 Brilliant Uncirculated coins in the standard pack and 3,490 in trade packaging, 8,217 in all. These are sales figures. The Mint publishes no striking figure, and no coins were issued into circulation.
Is the Mary Seacole £5 rare?
It is the lowest-selling 2023-dated £5 design on the Royal Mint's 2023 sales page, leaving aside the separate colour-printed coins. Its 8,217 compares with 15,731 for the Pride of England £5 and 160,078 for the Coronation £5 of the same year.
Who designed the Mary Seacole coin?
The Royal Mint credits the reverse to Sandra Deiana. It shows Mary Seacole against the Union flag with her name. The obverse portrait of King Charles III is by Martin Jennings, the sculptor who also made the Mary Seacole statue at St Thomas' Hospital.
Is the Mary Seacole £5 legal tender?
Yes, the proclamation makes it legal tender for any amount in the United Kingdom. The Royal Mint says banks are not required to accept crowns and that £5 coins are intended as souvenirs, so it is a collector coin rather than one found in change.
How do I identify the 2023 5 Pounds - Charles III Mary Seacole?
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
Mary Seacole was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1805. During the Crimean War she opened the British Hotel near Balaclava in 1855, planned as a mess table and comfortable quarters for sick and convalescent officers, and in 1857 published her memoir, Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands. She died in London in 1881.
The Royal Mint's 2023 £5 was authorised by a proclamation that came into force on 15 June 2023, covering the design in gold, silver, silver piedfort and cupro-nickel. It was sold to collectors and never issued into change.
Sales were modest. The Royal Mint lists 4,727 Brilliant Uncirculated coins in the standard pack and 3,490 in trade packaging, 8,217 in all. That is the lowest total for any 2023-dated £5 design on the Mint's 2023 sales page, if the separate colour-printed coins are set aside, against 15,731 for the Pride of England £5 and 160,078 for the Coronation £5.
The reverse is by Sandra Deiana. The proclamation describes it as a depiction of Mary Seacole set against a background of the Union flag with the inscription MARY SEACOLE.
The obverse carries the portrait of King Charles III by Martin Jennings, with CHARLES III D G REX F D 5 POUNDS and the date. There is a neat link here: Jennings is also the sculptor of the Mary Seacole statue unveiled at St Thomas' Hospital in London in 2016.
The cupro-nickel crown has a milled edge. The proclamation gives the precious-metal coins a plain edge with the incuse inscription THE ONE WHO NURSED HER SICK.
Collecting notes
The base-metal coin was sold in a Royal Mint pack, and a coin still in it is the best way to be sure of an unhandled example. The trade packaging version holds the same coin.
The precious-metal versions sold in small numbers in 2023: 452 silver proofs, 148 silver proof piedforts and 20 gold proofs. Their edge lettering sets them apart from the milled-edge crown.
The coin is legal tender for any amount, but the Royal Mint says that "while crowns are legal tender, banks are not required to accept them".
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)
- Proclamation determining the specification and design for a new series of five pound coins in gold, standard silver, silver piedfort and cupro-nickel (notice 4371891, 16 June 2023), The Gazette (read 10 Oct 2026)
- 2023 Dated UK Commemorative Coin Sales, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Commemorative Coin Striking Numbers, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Mary Seacole, Wikipedia (read 10 Oct 2026)
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