5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Silver Proof (2025)
Circulating version: 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2025 |
| Denomination | 5 Pounds |
| Face value | £5 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Silver (.925) (925/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 28.280g · 0.8410 t oz |
| Diameter | 38.6mm |
| Thickness | 2.89mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around.
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.
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About the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother – Silver Proof
The 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother – Silver Proof is a collector 5 pounds coin, struck in 92.5% silver. 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.
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How much is the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother – Silver Proof worth?
No verified sale of the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother – Silver Proof has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its silver content is worth about £33.61 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother – Silver Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, not the coin found in change. It is struck in 92.5% silver rather than nickel.
How do I identify the 2025 5 Pounds - Charles III Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother – Silver Proof?
Check the weight 28.28g 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 The Queen Mother. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
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.
Sources
- £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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