Exceptional: fewer than 1,000 minted.
5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Entente Cordiale Platinum Proof (2004)
Circulating version: 2004 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Entente Cordiale
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2004 |
| Denomination | 5 Pounds |
| Face value | £5 |
| Mintage | 501 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Platinum (.999) (999/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 94.200g · 3.0256 t oz |
| Diameter | 38.6mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
Fused busts of Britannia and Marianne with legend and dates around.
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About the 2004 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Entente Cordiale – Platinum Proof
The 2004 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Entente Cordiale – Platinum Proof is a collector 5 pounds coin, struck in 99.9% platinum. It weighs 94.2g and measures 38.61mm across. Reverse design: Fused busts of Britannia and Marianne with legend and dates around.
501 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2004 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Entente Cordiale – Platinum Proof worth?
No verified sale of the 2004 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Entente Cordiale – Platinum Proof has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its platinum content is worth about £3,405 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2004 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Entente Cordiale – Platinum Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2004 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Entente Cordiale, not the coin found in change. At 94.2g of 99.9% platinum it is heavier than the 28.28g nickel circulating coin, so weighing it is the quickest check.
How do I identify the 2004 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Entente Cordiale – Platinum Proof?
Check the weight 94.2g and diameter 38.61mm and the metal (99.9% platinum) 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 - Elizabeth II – Entente Cordiale. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
The Entente Cordiale was a series of agreements between the United Kingdom and France signed on 8 April 1904, which brought a marked improvement in relations between the two countries. For the centenary a royal proclamation, given at Buckingham Palace on 11 February 2004, ordered £5 coins in gold, platinum, silver and cupro-nickel.
It was the only crown design of 2004. The Royal Mint's striking numbers give 1,205,594 crowns struck to circulating standard that year. Among the £5 years in the Mint's table up to that point only 2001 is lower, at 851,491. Figures fell much further afterwards: 52,267 in 2006 and 30,561 in 2007.
The subject stands out in the Royal Mint's list of crown designs. Most crowns before it mark royal birthdays, weddings, jubilees and memorials, while this one commemorates a diplomatic agreement.
David Gentleman designed the reverse. The proclamation describes it as the combined figures of Britannia and Marianne, with the words ENTENTE CORDIALE and the dates 1904 and 2004. The pairing has a precedent: a French postcard of 1904 showed Britannia and Marianne dancing together to mark the original agreement.
The obverse carries the portrait of Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the inscription ELIZABETH II D G REG F D and the denomination FIVE POUNDS. The edge is milled: the proclamation calls for a graining upon the edge, with no inscription.
Sources
- £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 specification and design for five-pound coins to commemorate the one-hundredth anniversary of the Entente Cordiale (notice L-57205-1004), The Gazette (read 10 Oct 2026)
- 2004 Dated UK Commemorative Coin Sales, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Entente Cordiale, Wikipedia (read 10 Oct 2026)
- 2004 £5 Crown, Check Your Change (read 10 Oct 2026)
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