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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 5th portrait Queen's 90th Birthday (2016)
"Queen's 90th Birthday £5"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2016 |
| Denomination | 5 Pounds |
| Face value | £5 |
| Mintage | 107,162 |
| 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 | Jody Clark |
| Rev. artist | Christopher Hobbs |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fifth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around.
· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 5 POUNDS · 2016
Crowned Royal Cypher above the number 90, encircled by nine roses.
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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 | £15.00 🔒 eBay | £16.14 | – | £15.00 – £17.22 | 3 | 3 | 14-10-2026 | |
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| BU | £10.00 🔒 eBay | £9.54 | – | £5.00 – £10.95 | 8 | 8 | 16-08-2026 | |
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| VF | £5.45 🔒 eBay | £5.45 | – | £3.34 – £14.99 | 8 | 8 | 17-10-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £12.97 🔒 eBay | £12.97 (1) | – | £12.97 – £12.97 | 1 | 1 | 30-09-2026 | |
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About the 2016 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Queen's 90th Birthday
The 2016 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Queen's 90th Birthday is a collector 5 pounds coin, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 28.28g and measures 38.61mm across. Reverse design: Crowned Royal Cypher above the number 90, encircled by nine roses.
107,162 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2016 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Queen's 90th Birthday worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2016 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Queen's 90th Birthday run from £5.45 to £16.14 across 4 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
How many Queen's 90th Birthday £5 coins were made?
The Royal Mint has published sales rather than a mintage. Its 2016 sales page lists 74,195 Brilliant Uncirculated coins in folders and 10,181 sold in tubes, 84,376 in all, plus 8,947 silver proofs, 3,099 silver piedforts, 906 gold proofs and 77 platinum piedforts.
Who designed the Queen's 90th Birthday £5 coin?
The reverse is by Christopher Hobbs, a painter, sculptor and illustrator, and the Royal Mint says the design was approved by The Queen. The obverse carries Jody Clark's fifth definitive portrait of Elizabeth II.
Why are there nine roses on the 2016 £5 coin?
The Royal Mint says the wreath has nine roses, one for each decade of The Queen's life. Hobbs drew on her love of flowers and used natural rather than heraldic roses, each one different, because he saw the birthday as a more personal occasion.
Is the Queen's 90th Birthday £5 coin legal tender?
Yes. The proclamation makes the cupro-nickel coin legal tender for any amount. The Royal Mint says crowns are souvenirs rather than coins for everyday use and that banks are not required to accept them, so check with your bank before trying to pay one in.
How do I identify the 2016 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Queen's 90th 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
In 2016 Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to reach a 90th birthday, and the Royal Mint describes this £5 crown as the only official UK £5 coin for the occasion. It follows the crowns for her 70th birthday in 1996 and her 80th in 2006.
The coin was set out in a royal proclamation given at Buckingham Palace on 8 October 2015, which ordered it in platinum, gold, silver and cupro-nickel. The cupro-nickel version was sold as a Brilliant Uncirculated coin in a display folder, since crowns had not been struck to a circulating standard since 2008.
The Royal Mint's 2016 sales page lists 74,195 Brilliant Uncirculated coins and 10,181 more sold in tubes, 84,376 base-metal coins in all. No other cupro-nickel £5 was issued for 2016; the year's other crown, for the Battle of the Somme, appears on the sales page only as a silver proof.
The reverse is by Christopher Hobbs, described by the Royal Mint as a painter, sculptor and illustrator, and the Mint says The Queen approved the design herself. The proclamation describes it as a crowned Royal Cypher above the number 90, encircled by roses.
There are nine roses, one for each decade of her life. Hobbs took his lead from The Queen's love of flowers and, treating a birthday as a more personal occasion than a state event, filled the classical wreath with natural roses rather than heraldic ones, each drawn differently.
The obverse carries Jody Clark's fifth definitive portrait with the inscription ELIZABETH II D G REG F D 5 POUNDS 2016. The cupro-nickel coin has a grained edge. The platinum, gold and silver coins have a plain edge with the incuse inscription FULL OF HONOUR AND YEARS.
Collecting notes
Most base-metal coins were sold in the Royal Mint's display folder; another 10,181 were sold in tubes and so turn up loose. Check the wreath and the open centre around the numerals for handling marks.
The silver proof is the easiest precious-metal version to find, with 8,947 sold, against 3,099 silver piedforts, 906 gold proofs and 77 platinum piedforts. The lettered edge is a quick way to tell a proof from a Brilliant Uncirculated coin.
The Mint also sold a separate £20 fine silver coin for the birthday (116,157 sold), so check the denomination when buying.
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)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and design for five pound coins (notice 2418128), The Gazette (read 10 Oct 2026)
- The Queen's 90th Birthday 2016 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- 2016 Dated UK Commemorative Coin Sales, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Commemorative Coin Striking Numbers, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
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