5 Pounds - Charles III Seymour Unicorn Silver Proof (2024)
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2024 |
| Denomination | 5 Pounds |
| Face value | £5 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Silver (.999) (999/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 62.860g · 2.0190 t oz |
| Diameter | 40.0mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend and date around.
Unicorn standing, royal coronet on head, wreath of flowers around neck, holding the arms of Jane Seymour, legend around, date below.
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About the 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III Seymour Unicorn – Silver Proof
The 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III Seymour Unicorn – Silver Proof is a collector 5 pounds coin, struck in 99.9% silver. It weighs 62.86g and measures 40mm across. Reverse design: Unicorn standing, royal coronet on head, wreath of flowers around neck, holding the arms of Jane Seymour, legend around, date below.
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How much is the 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III Seymour Unicorn – Silver Proof worth?
No verified sale of the 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III Seymour Unicorn – Silver Proof has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its silver content is worth about £74.01 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How do I identify the 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III Seymour Unicorn – Silver Proof?
Check the weight 62.86g and diameter 40mm and the metal (99.9% 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 Seymour Unicorn. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
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.
Sources
- £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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