5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Jody Clark Portrait (2026)
"Jody Clark Portrait £5"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2026 |
| 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 | Gordon Summers |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around.
· CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 5 POUNDS ·
Fifth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around.
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About the 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Jody Clark Portrait
The 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Jody Clark Portrait is a collector 5 pounds coin, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 28.28g and measures 38.61mm across. Reverse design: Fifth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around.
Common questions
How much is the 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Jody Clark Portrait worth?
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Who designed the Jody Clark Portrait £5?
The portrait is Jody Clark's fifth definitive effigy of Elizabeth II, first used in 2015. Gordon Summers, Chief Engraver at the Royal Mint, remastered it for this coin and is credited as reverse designer. The portrait of King Charles III on the obverse is by Martin Jennings.
How many Jody Clark Portrait £5 coins were made?
The Royal Mint has published no struck or sold figure for the Brilliant Uncirculated coin and states no limit for it. Its product data lists a limited edition presentation of 3,900 for the silver proof, 1,500 for the silver proof piedfort and 150 for the gold proof. These are issue limits.
What crown is the Queen wearing on the Jody Clark portrait?
The Royal Mint describes it as the Royal Diamond Diadem from her coronation. The Royal Mint Museum adds that she wore it for the coronation in 1953 and that Clark chose it to link his design to the past, since it had also featured on Raphael Maklouf's portrait.
Can I spend the Jody Clark Portrait £5?
It is legal tender under its royal proclamation, but it was sold to collectors and not issued into change. The Royal Mint says crowns are souvenirs, that banks are not required to accept them, and that they can be exchanged for goods or services at main Post Office branches.
Why does the coin say 2015-2022?
The reverse inscription is PORTRAIT OF A QUEEN 2015-2022. Clark's portrait was introduced in 2015 and was the last definitive effigy of Elizabeth II's reign, which ended in 2022. The Royal Mint's £5 specifications list Clark as obverse designer from 2015 to 2022.
How do I identify the 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Jody Clark Portrait?
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
Portraits of a Queen is the Royal Mint's set of five £5 crowns dated 2026, the centenary year of Queen Elizabeth II's birth. Each coin brings back one of her five definitive coinage portraits. This fifth and final release revives the effigy by Jody Clark, introduced in 2015, the year she became Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
Clark's portrait came out of a closed competition held by the Royal Mint Advisory Committee in 2015. Designers at the Royal Mint were among those invited, and every entry was submitted anonymously so it could be judged on its merits. The winning design was approved by the Treasury and by the Queen herself. The Royal Mint notes that this made Clark the first Royal Mint designer in more than 100 years to create the definitive portrait, the last being George William de Saulles with Edward VII in 1902.
Clark said every entrant received the same reference images, and that he also searched for more natural, unposed pictures of the Queen and studied the earlier effigies so that his design would sit with them as a set.
The reverse carries Clark's portrait, remastered by Gordon Summers, Chief Engraver at the Royal Mint, on a field of engraved radial lines that the Mint says catch the light as the coin turns. The Queen wears the Royal Diamond Diadem from her coronation. The Royal Mint Museum says Clark chose it to link his design to the past, as it had also appeared on Raphael Maklouf's portrait. The proclamation gives the inscription as PORTRAIT OF A QUEEN 2015-2022.
The obverse has Martin Jennings's portrait of King Charles III, the inscription CHARLES III D G REX F D 5 POUNDS and the date 2026, which the Mint presents as uniting mother and son. The edge is milled.
Collecting notes
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
The Royal Mint has published no struck or sold figure for the Brilliant Uncirculated crown. It came in a pack telling the story of Clark's portrait and was also sold in a five-coin collection with the other four portraits.
Silver proof, silver proof piedfort and gold proof versions share the design. The Mint's product data lists a limited edition presentation of 3,900 for the silver proof, 1,500 for the piedfort and 150 for the gold proof, all issue limits. Collectors of modern crowns already know this portrait from the other side of the coin: the Mint lists Clark as obverse designer of the £5 from 2015 to 2022.
The coin is legal tender, but the Royal Mint describes crowns as souvenirs and says banks are not required to accept them. The earlier releases include the Mary Gillick portrait and the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait.
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)
- Portraits of a Queen - Elizabeth II The Fifth 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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