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5 Pounds - Charles III Seymour Unicorn (2024)
"Seymour Unicorn £5"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2024 |
| 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 | David Lawrence |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend and date around.
· CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 5 POUNDS ·
Unicorn standing, royal coronet on head, wreath of flowers around neck, holding the arms of Jane Seymour, legend around, date below.
· SEYMOUR UNICORN ·
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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 | £11.54 🔒 eBay | £11.54 | – | £10.00 – £14.20 | 5 | 5 | 23-08-2026 | |
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| BU | £10.53 🔒 eBay | £16.08 | – | £10.53 – £33.44 | 16 | 16 | 10-09-2026 | |
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| VF | £10.80 🔒 eBay | £10.80 | – | £7.59 – £13.99 | 5 | 5 | 17-10-2026 | |
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| MS-69 | £78.34 🔒 eBay | £70.67 (2) | – | £63.00 – £78.34 | 2 | 2 | 15-06-2026 | |
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About the 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III Seymour Unicorn
The 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III Seymour Unicorn is a collector 5 pounds coin, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 28.28g and measures 38.61mm across. Reverse design: Unicorn standing, royal coronet on head, wreath of flowers around neck, holding the arms of Jane Seymour, legend around, date below.
Common questions
How much is the 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III Seymour Unicorn worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III Seymour Unicorn run from £10.80 to £70.67 across 4 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
How many Seymour Unicorn £5 coins were made?
The Royal Mint has not published a struck or sold figure for the 2024 cupro-nickel coin. Its commemorative coin sales pages stop at coins dated 2023, and the Brilliant Uncirculated product page states no issue limit, so no mintage can be given.
Who designed the Seymour Unicorn £5?
David Lawrence, the illustrator and sculptor whose work appears on all ten coins in the Royal Tudor Beasts collection. He based the design on the stone unicorn on the Moat Bridge at Hampton Court Palace. The King's portrait on the obverse is by Martin Jennings.
What is the Seymour Unicorn?
One of the heraldic beasts Henry VIII had carved for the Moat Bridge at Hampton Court Palace. The unicorn was Jane Seymour's chief supporter and stands opposite the King's Lion of England. The Royal Mint says it was a symbol of purity and fertility, fitting Henry's wish for a son.
How is the Seymour Unicorn different from the Unicorn of Scotland?
The Royal Mint points out that the Seymour Unicorn wears a royal coronet on its head and a wreath of flowers around its neck. On the coin it holds a shield bearing Queen Jane's arms. The Mint's 2017 Unicorn of Scotland £5 was a separate design by Jody Clark.
How do I identify the 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III Seymour Unicorn?
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
The Seymour Unicorn £5 is the fifth coin in the Royal Mint's ten-coin Royal Tudor Beasts collection, made with Historic Royal Palaces, the charity that cares for Hampton Court Palace. The Mint revealed it on 25 September 2023, and the coin is dated 2024. The collection honours the ten stone beasts on the palace's Moat Bridge, which represent the lineage of Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour.
The unicorn was Henry's gift to Jane Seymour. The Mint says it rarely featured as a heraldic beast before it was chosen for the bridge, and that its symbolism of purity and fertility made it a fitting choice for a new queen, given Henry's desire for a son and heir. It stands opposite the King's Lion of England as Jane Seymour's chief supporter.
Like all modern £5 crowns it was sold to collectors. No struck or sold figure has been published.
The reverse is by David Lawrence, the illustrator and sculptor whose work appears on every coin in the collection, combining naturalistic detail with stylised heraldry. He worked from the stone sculpture at Hampton Court. The unicorn holds a shield bearing Queen Jane's arms, and, unlike the Unicorn of Scotland, wears a royal coronet on its head and a wreath of flowers around its neck. The proclamation gives the inscription · SEYMOUR UNICORN · and the date.
The obverse carries Martin Jennings's portrait of King Charles III with CHARLES III D G REX F D 5 POUNDS and the date. In the Mint's £5 design list it is the second Tudor Beasts coin with the King's portrait, after the 2023 Bull of Clarence. The edge is milled.
Collecting notes
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
The Brilliant Uncirculated coin came in a Royal Mint pack produced with Historic Royal Palaces. Check the mane, horn and shield on a loose coin, where handling marks show first.
The precious-metal coins with this design are not crown size. The silver proof £5 is a 62.86g coin of 40mm, and the same reverse appears on bullion coins whose inscriptions add the weight and fineness, such as the 2oz fine silver £5. The Mint's 1oz silver proof carries the edge inscription HAMPTON COURT PALACE· ROYAL TUDOR BEASTS.
The coin is legal tender for any amount, though the Mint says banks need not accept crowns. Its neighbours in the series are the Bull of Clarence £5 and the Tudor Dragon £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)
- The Royal Tudor Beasts The Seymour Unicorn 2024 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and design for new series of gold, standard silver, silver piedfort and five pound cupro-nickel coins (notice 4371890, 16 June 2023), The Gazette (read 10 Oct 2026)
- The Seymour Unicorn Gallops into The Royal Mint's Royal Tudor Beasts Collection (press release, 25 September 2023), The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- The Seymour Unicorn (range page), The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- The Royal Tudor Beasts Collection, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Commemorative Coin Striking Numbers, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for new series of gold, silver and platinum coins including the Seymour Unicorn bullion coins (notice 4324033, 14 April 2023), The Gazette (read 10 Oct 2026)
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