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5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (2025)
"Queen Mother 125th Anniversary £5"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2025 |
| Denomination | 5 Pounds |
| Face value | £5 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 28.280g |
| Diameter | 38.6mm |
| Thickness | 2.89mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Martin Jennings |
| Rev. artist | Dan Thorne |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around.
· CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 5 POUNDS ·
Centrally located star of The Order of the Garter. Left facing portrait of The Queen Mother above and her personal crowned cypher below. Flanked on the left by a thistle, and to the right by a rose. Inscription around.
QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER
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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 | £6.03 🔒 eBay | £6.03 | – | £4.70 – £9.45 | 5 | 5 | 09-08-2026 | |
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| BU | £6.99 🔒 eBay | £6.52 | ▼27.3% | £5.46 – £14.50 | 35 | 35 | 18-10-2026 | |
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| VF | £8.96 🔒 eBay | £6.58 | – | £4.79 – £3,000.00 | 7 | 8 | 26-09-2026 | |
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About the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
The 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother is a collector 5 pounds coin, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 28.28g and measures 38.61mm across. Reverse design: Centrally located star of The Order of the Garter. Left facing portrait of The Queen Mother above and her personal crowned cypher below. Flanked on the left by a thistle, and to the right by a rose. Inscription around.
Common questions
How much is the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother run from £6.03 to £6.58 across 3 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
Can you buy the 2025 Queen Mother £5 on its own?
Not from the Royal Mint. It said the coin was exclusively available as part of the 2025 Annual Sets, which went on sale on 2 January 2025, and that it might feature in other sets and product formats in the future. A single coin offered on its own will have been taken out of a set.
Who designed the 2025 Queen Mother £5?
The Royal Mint's specification names Dan Thorne as reverse designer. The portrait at the heart of the design is by Richard Guyatt and first appeared on the crown struck for the Queen Mother's 80th birthday in 1980. The obverse portrait of King Charles III is by Martin Jennings.
How many 2025 Queen Mother £5 coins were made?
The Royal Mint has published no struck or sold figure for the coin. Because it was only sold inside the 2025 Annual Sets, its numbers depend on how many of those sets were sold, and the Mint's commemorative coin sales pages currently stop at coins dated 2023.
What does the 2025 Queen Mother £5 commemorate?
It marks 125 years since the birth of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1900. The Royal Mint announced it on 27 December 2024 as the £5 coin of the 2025 Annual Set, describing her as fondly remembered as a figure of national strength and resilience.
Is the 2025 Queen Mother £5 in circulation?
No. It is legal tender, but it was struck for the 2025 Annual Sets and never issued into change. The Royal Mint says crowns have not been struck to a circulating standard since 2008 and that banks are not required to accept them.
How do I identify the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother?
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
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was born in 1900, and the Royal Mint marked 125 years since her birth with the £5 crown of its 2025 Annual Set. The design was revealed on 27 December 2024 and the sets went on sale on 2 January 2025.
Born Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, she married the Duke of York at Westminster Abbey on 26 April 1923 and became queen in 1936 when her husband took the throne as George VI after his brother's abdication. The Mint's account dwells on her wartime role touring Britain to raise morale, and on her support for her daughter Elizabeth II after the King's death in 1952.
She is one of the most commemorated figures on the crown: the Mint struck coins for her 80th, 90th and 100th birthdays and a memorial crown in 2002. This is the first to carry the portrait of Charles III. It was sold only in the Annual Sets, and no struck or sold figure has been published.
The reverse looks back to the first of those coins. Its portrait of the Queen Mother is by Richard Guyatt and formed part of his design for the 1980 crown for her 80th birthday. The Royal Mint's specification credits the 2025 reverse to Dan Thorne.
The proclamation describes a depiction of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, the garter star and her cypher, surrounded by a Scottish thistle and an English rose, with the inscription QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER. The rose and thistle also flanked her cypher on the 1990 crown for her 90th birthday.
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 2025. The Mint lists the edge of the Brilliant Uncirculated coin as milled.
Collecting notes
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
The Royal Mint said the Queen Mother £5 was only available through the 2025 Annual Sets, unlike the set's 50p and £2 coins, which were to be released singly during the year. The Brilliant Uncirculated coin therefore comes from the Brilliant Uncirculated Annual Coin Set, and a single example has been separated from its set. The Mint added that the coin might appear in other sets and formats later.
A base-metal proof version and a silver proof piedfort were also confined to the Annual Sets.
Earlier crowns for her include the 2000 centenary £5 and the 2002 memorial £5.
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)
- First Coins of 2025 Revealed by The Royal Mint (press release, 27 December 2024), The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- The 2025 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Annual Coin Set, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and design for a new series of five pound coins in gold, standard silver, silver piedfort and cupro-nickel (notice 4738519, 8 November 2024), The Gazette (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Marking 125 Years Since the Birth of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- 2025 Annual Sets, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Commemorative Coin Striking Numbers, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
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