5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Raphael Maklouf Portrait Silver Piedfort (2026)
Circulating version: 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Raphael Maklouf 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.
Third crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend right.
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About the 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Raphael Maklouf Portrait – Silver Piedfort
The 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Raphael Maklouf 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: Third crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend right.
Common questions
How much is the 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Raphael Maklouf Portrait – Silver Piedfort worth?
No verified sale of the 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Raphael Maklouf 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 Raphael Maklouf Portrait – Silver Piedfort different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2026 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth II: The Raphael Maklouf 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 Raphael Maklouf 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 Raphael Maklouf Portrait. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
The Royal Mint issued five £5 crowns dated 2026, the centenary year of Queen Elizabeth II's birth, under the title Portraits of a Queen. Each reproduces one of the five definitive portraits that appeared on her coins. This is the third release, and it brings back the effigy by Raphael Maklouf that was introduced in 1985.
Maklouf was invited by the Royal Mint Advisory Committee to enter the competition for a new portrait. The Mint records that he was unhappy with the profile photograph supplied to the artists, and said so to the Queen when introduced to her at a royal garden party. His model was chosen and she granted him two live sittings, at which he worked directly in clay.
The result was criticised by some as flatteringly young. Maklouf rejected that, saying his aim was to sculpt a symbol and not just a photographic image.
The reverse shows Maklouf's portrait, remastered by Gordon Summers, Chief Engraver at the Royal Mint, against a field of engraved radial lines. The Royal Mint Museum describes the effigy as showing the Queen with the royal diadem she wore to and from the State Opening of Parliament, together with a necklace and earrings. The proclamation gives the inscription as PORTRAIT OF A QUEEN 1985-1997.
The obverse carries the portrait of King Charles III by Martin Jennings with 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, although the likeness is Maklouf's.
Sources
- £5 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Portraits of a Queen - Elizabeth II The Third 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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