5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Ian Rank-Broadley Portrait Silver Piedfort (2026)
Circulating version: 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Ian Rank-Broadley Portrait
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2026 |
| Denomination | 5 Pounds |
| Face value | £5 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Silver (.925) (925/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 56.560g · 1.6821 t oz |
| Diameter | 38.6mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around.
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
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About the 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Ian Rank-Broadley Portrait – Silver Piedfort
The 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Ian Rank-Broadley Portrait – Silver Piedfort is a collector 5 pounds coin, struck in 92.5% silver. It weighs 56.56g and measures 38.61mm across. Reverse design: Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
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How much is the 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Ian Rank-Broadley Portrait – Silver Piedfort worth?
No verified sale of the 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Ian Rank-Broadley Portrait – Silver Piedfort has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its silver content is worth about £67.22 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Ian Rank-Broadley Portrait – Silver Piedfort different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Ian Rank-Broadley Portrait, not the coin found in change. At 56.56g of 92.5% silver it is heavier than the 28.28g nickel circulating coin, so weighing it is the quickest check.
How do I identify the 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Ian Rank-Broadley Portrait – Silver Piedfort?
Check the weight 56.56g and diameter 38.61mm and the metal (92.5% silver) 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 Queen Elizabeth II: The Ian Rank-Broadley Portrait. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
Portraits of a Queen is a set of five £5 crowns dated 2026, the centenary year of Queen Elizabeth II's birth, each reproducing one of the definitive portraits from her coinage. The fourth release revives the effigy by Ian Rank-Broadley, which the Royal Mint dates to 1998 and which gave way to Jody Clark's portrait in 2015.
Rank-Broadley was invited in 1996 to take part in the competition for a new royal portrait. The Royal Mint quotes him as wanting a portrait that was clearly recognisable and would read well in the low relief of coinage. He chose not to idealise his sitter, saying that it was "essential to the integrity of the project for the portrait to be a recognisable one, and not over-idealised".
He submitted three versions of his model to the Royal Mint Advisory Committee. The changes worked through with the committee included introducing the hint of a smile, which he said was difficult because altering one feature changes the whole look of the face. The finished effigy entered circulation in early 1998.
The reverse shows Rank-Broadley's portrait remastered by Gordon Summers, Chief Engraver at the Royal Mint, set against engraved radial lines that the Mint says catch the light when the coin is turned. The proclamation gives the inscription as PORTRAIT OF A QUEEN 1998-2015. The Royal Mint Museum notes that most coins had become smaller by 1998, so the original portrait was made to fill much of the surface.
The obverse has the portrait of King Charles III by Martin Jennings, the inscription CHARLES III D G REX F D 5 POUNDS and the date 2026. The edge is milled. Summers is the credited reverse designer.
Sources
- £5 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Portraits of a Queen - Elizabeth II The Fourth Effigy 2026 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for a new series of gold, standard silver, silver piedfort and five pound cupro-nickel coins (notice 4894491, 13 June 2025), The Gazette (read 10 Oct 2026)
- The Coinage Portraits of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: the Artists' Stories, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Elizabeth II on coins, The Royal Mint Museum (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Commemorative Coin Striking Numbers, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Annual Coin Sales, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Portraits of a Queen Coins (range page), The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
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