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5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Mary Gillick Portrait Gold Proof (2026)
Circulating version: 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Mary Gillick Portrait
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2026 |
| Denomination | 5 Pounds |
| Face value | £5 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) (917/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 39.940g · 1.1771 t oz |
| Diameter | 38.6mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around.
Young laureate portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right. Legend right.
Gold Proof £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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| PR-70 | £7,000.00 🔒 | £7,000.00 (1) | – | £7,000.00 – £7,000.00 | 1 | 1 | 18-03-2026 | |
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About the 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Mary Gillick Portrait – Gold Proof
The 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Mary Gillick Portrait – Gold Proof is a collector 5 pounds coin, struck in 91.67% gold. It weighs 39.94g and measures 38.61mm across. Reverse design: Young laureate portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right. Legend right.
Common questions
How much is the 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Mary Gillick Portrait – Gold Proof worth?
The 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Mary Gillick Portrait – Gold Proof has a price in one grade on MyCoinage so far: £7,000 in PR-70, the median of its verified sales. Its gold content is worth about £3,539 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Mary Gillick Portrait – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Mary Gillick Portrait, not the coin found in change. At 39.94g of 91.67% gold 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 Mary Gillick Portrait – Gold Proof?
Check the weight 39.94g and diameter 38.61mm and the metal (91.67% gold) 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 Mary Gillick Portrait. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
Queen Elizabeth II was born on 21 April 1926, and the Royal Mint marked the centenary year with Portraits of a Queen: five £5 crowns dated 2026, one for each of the definitive portraits used on her coins. This is the first release. It reproduces the portrait by Mary Gillick that opened the reign on the coinage in 1953, the year of the coronation.
Gillick was a sculptor and medallist, and in 1952 she was one of 17 artists invited to submit designs. The Royal Mint records that she worked in a small chapel in a Moravian burial ground in Chelsea, and that the photographer Dorothy Wilding photographed the Queen in profile to guide the artists. Her winning design showed the young monarch without a crown, wearing a laurel wreath in the classical style. Some critics at the time thought it too youthful.
This is a collector coin sold in Brilliant Uncirculated packs. The Royal Mint has published no struck or sold figure for it.
The reverse carries Gillick's portrait, remastered by Gordon Summers, Chief Engraver at the Royal Mint, who is the credited reverse designer. The Mint says the field has been engraved with radial lines that catch the light as the coin is turned. The royal proclamation describes the design as a depiction of Queen Elizabeth II with the inscription PORTRAIT OF A QUEEN 1953-1967.
The obverse has Martin Jennings's portrait of King Charles III, with the inscription CHARLES III D G REX F D 5 POUNDS and the date 2026. The Mint presents the pairing as uniting mother and son on one coin. The edge is milled.
Sources
- £5 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Portraits of a Queen - Elizabeth II The First 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)
- First Coins of 2026 Revealed by The Royal Mint (press release, 2 January 2026), The Royal Mint (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)
- The Mary Gillick Portrait (range page), The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
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