Exceptional: fewer than 1,000 minted.
5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Horatio Nelson Platinum Piedfort (2005)
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2005 |
| Denomination | 5 Pounds |
| Face value | £5 |
| Mintage | 135 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Platinum (.9995) (1000/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 94.200g · 3.0271 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.
Uniformed portrait of Admiral Lord Nelson dividing dates with legend above.
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About the 2005 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Horatio Nelson – Platinum Piedfort
The 2005 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Horatio Nelson – Platinum Piedfort is a collector 5 pounds coin, struck in 99.95% platinum. It weighs 94.2g and measures 38.61mm across. Reverse design: Uniformed portrait of Admiral Lord Nelson dividing dates with legend above.
135 were struck.
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How much is the 2005 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Horatio Nelson – Platinum Piedfort worth?
No verified sale of the 2005 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Horatio Nelson – Platinum Piedfort has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its platinum content is worth about £3,407 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How do I identify the 2005 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Horatio Nelson – Platinum Piedfort?
Check the weight 94.2g and diameter 38.61mm and the metal (99.95% 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 – Horatio Nelson. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, in the hour of his fleet's victory over the combined French and Spanish navies. For the bicentenary a royal proclamation given at Buckingham Palace on 17 November 2004 ordered £5 coins in gold, silver and cupro-nickel with a choice of two reverses: one for the battle and one for the man.
This is the coin for the man. Its companion, by Clive Duncan, shows the ships Victory and Temeraire. The Royal Mint does not publish separate striking figures for the pair. Its table gives 1,075,516 crowns struck to circulating standard in 2005, both designs together.
James Butler designed the reverse. The proclamation describes it as a portrait of Lord Nelson in the uniform of a Vice Admiral, accompanied by the inscription HORATIO NELSON and the dates 1805 and 2005. Butler returned to the crown ten years later: the Royal Mint credits him with both sides of the 2015 Longest Reigning Monarch £5 coin.
The obverse has Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait of Elizabeth II with the inscription ELIZABETH II D G REG F D and the denomination FIVE POUNDS.
The edge depends on the metal. The proclamation gives the silver and gold coins a plain edge with the incuse inscription ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY, the signal Nelson sent to his fleet before the battle. The cupro-nickel coin has a milled edge and no lettering.
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 specifications and design for five-pound coins to commemorate the two-hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Lord Nelson (notice L-57484-1004), The Gazette (read 10 Oct 2026)
- 2005 Dated UK Commemorative Coin Sales, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- 2005 Elizabeth II Nelson Five-Pounds, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and design for a five-pound coin to commemorate the two-hundredth anniversary of the death of Lord Nelson (notice L-57993-1008), The Gazette (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Battle of Trafalgar, Wikipedia (read 10 Oct 2026)
- 2005 £5 Crown, Check Your Change (read 10 Oct 2026)
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