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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait Queen's 80th Birthday (2006)
"Queen's 80th Birthday crown"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2006 |
| Denomination | 5 Pounds |
| Face value | £5 |
| Mintage | 330,790 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 28.280g |
| Diameter | 38.6mm |
| Thickness | 3.20mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Rev. artist | Danuta Solowiej-Wedderburn |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
ELIZABETH II D G REG F D FIVE POUNDS
A fanfare of regal trumpets dividing dates, legend above.
1926 VIVAT REGINA 2006
Queen's 80th Birthday £5 Crown market value
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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 | £12.99 🔒 eBay | £9.75 (2) | – | £6.51 – £12.99 | 2 | 2 | 20-09-2026 | |
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| BU | £5.45 🔒 eBay | £5.45 | – | £5.45 – £10.80 | 7 | 7 | 08-10-2026 | |
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| VF | £2.99 🔒 eBay | £5.47 | – | £1.16 – £23.22 | 16 | 17 | 03-10-2026 | |
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About the 2006 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Queen's 80th Birthday
The 2006 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Queen's 80th Birthday is a collector 5 pounds coin, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 28.28g and measures 38.61mm across. Reverse design: A fanfare of regal trumpets dividing dates, legend above.
330,790 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2006 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Queen's 80th Birthday worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2006 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Queen's 80th Birthday run from £5.45 to £9.75 across 3 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
How many 2006 Queen's 80th Birthday £5 coins were made?
The Royal Mint publishes two figures for the cupro-nickel coin. Its 2006 sales page lists 330,790 Brilliant Uncirculated coins sold, and its striking numbers give 52,267 crowns struck to circulating standard. The Mint does not explain how the two relate, so they should not simply be added together.
What does VIVAT REGINA mean on the 2006 crown?
It is Latin for long live the Queen. The reverse reads 1926 VIVAT REGINA 2006, placing the phrase between the year of the Queen's birth and the year of her 80th birthday, around three trumpets hung with banners.
Who designed the Queen's 80th birthday £5 coin?
Danuta Solowiej-Wedderburn designed the reverse, according to the Royal Mint. The royal proclamation describes it as three trumpets with trumpet banners. The obverse carries the portrait of Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley and the denomination FIVE POUNDS.
Does the 2006 80th birthday crown have edge lettering?
The gold and silver coins do: a plain edge with DUTY SERVICE FAITH in incuse letters. The royal proclamation states that the cupro-nickel coin has a grained (milled) edge instead, so a base-metal coin without edge lettering is as specified.
Is the Queen's 80th birthday £5 coin legal tender?
Yes. Like all crowns authorised by royal proclamation it is legal tender. The Royal Mint describes crowns as souvenirs rarely found in circulation and notes that banks are not required to accept them, so check with a bank before trying to deposit one.
How do I identify the 2006 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Queen's 80th Birthday?
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
Elizabeth II was born in London on 21 April 1926, and her 80th birthday in 2006 was marked with a £5 crown. The royal proclamation, given at Buckingham Palace on 12 October 2005, ordered coins in gold, silver and cupro-nickel. A separate proclamation added a platinum coin and a silver piedfort.
The Royal Mint publishes two figures for the base-metal coin. Its 2006 sales page lists 330,790 Brilliant Uncirculated coins sold. Its table of crowns struck to circulating standard gives 52,267 for 2006, a steep fall from the 1,075,516 of 2005 and the 1,205,594 of 2004. The Mint adds that from 2008 crowns ceased to be struck to a circulating standard at all.
It was the second crown for one of the Queen's own birthdays. The Royal Mint's list shows an earlier one for her 70th birthday in 1996, with a view of Windsor Castle.
Danuta Solowiej-Wedderburn designed the reverse. The proclamation describes it as three trumpets with trumpet banners, accompanied by the inscription 1926 VIVAT REGINA 2006. The Latin means long live the Queen, and the two years are those of her birth and her 80th birthday. No other date appears on the coin.
The obverse has Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait of the Queen with ELIZABETH II D G REG F D and the denomination FIVE POUNDS.
The cupro-nickel coin has a grained (milled) edge. The gold and silver coins have a plain edge with the incuse inscription DUTY SERVICE FAITH.
Collecting notes
Check a loose example for handling marks on the banners and the open field above the trumpets; a coin still in its Royal Mint pack will usually have been protected from them. A base-metal coin with a plain milled edge is the normal issue.
The precious-metal versions carry the lettered edge. On the silver piedfort the proclamation specifies that the three trumpets are gold-plated, which sets it apart from the standard silver proof at a glance. The Royal Mint's sales page lists 20,790 silver proofs against a limit of 50,000, and shows the silver piedfort (5,000) and the gold proof (2,750) as sold out.
Crowns are legal tender, but the Royal Mint calls them "souvenirs rather than for everyday use" and says banks are not required to accept them.
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)
- Commemorative Coin Striking Numbers, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and design for five-pound coins commemorating the eightieth birthday of Her Majesty The Queen (notice L-57993-1010), The Gazette (read 10 Oct 2026)
- 2006 Dated UK Commemorative Coin Sales, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and design for five-pound coins commemorating the eightieth birthday of Her Majesty The Queen, platinum and silver piedfort (notice L-57868-1002), The Gazette (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Elizabeth II, Westminster Abbey (read 10 Oct 2026)
- 2006 £5 Crown, Check Your Change (read 10 Oct 2026)
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