Very Rare: fewer than 100,000 minted.
5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Queen Mother 100th Birthday Silver Piedfort (2000)
Circulating version: 2000 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Queen Mother 100th Birthday
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2000 |
| Denomination | 5 Pounds |
| Face value | £5 |
| Mintage | 14,850 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Silver (.925) (925/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 56.560g · 1.6821 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.
Portrait of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother facing left, legend around and signature below.
Silver Piedfort £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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| BU | £38.00 🔒 | £38.00 (1) | – | £38.00 – £38.00 | 0 | 1 | 07-05-2024 | |
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About the 2000 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Queen Mother 100th Birthday – Silver Piedfort
The 2000 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Queen Mother 100th Birthday – Silver Piedfort is a collector 5 pounds coin, struck in 92.5% silver. It weighs 56.56g and measures 38.61mm across. Reverse design: Portrait of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother facing left, legend around and signature below.
14,850 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2000 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Queen Mother 100th Birthday – Silver Piedfort worth?
The 2000 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Queen Mother 100th Birthday – Silver Piedfort has a price in one grade on MyCoinage so far: £38.00 in BU, the median of its verified sales. Its silver content is worth about £67.14 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2000 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Queen Mother 100th Birthday – Silver Piedfort different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2000 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Queen Mother 100th Birthday, not the coin found in change. At 56.56g of 92.5% silver it is heavier than the 28.28g nickel circulating coin, so weighing it is the quickest check.
How do I identify the 2000 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Queen Mother 100th Birthday – Silver Piedfort?
Check the weight 56.56g and diameter 38.61mm and the metal (92.5% 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 - Elizabeth II – Queen Mother 100th Birthday. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother turned 100 on 4 August 2000. A royal proclamation given at Buckingham Palace on 24 November 1999 ordered £5 coins in gold, silver and cupro-nickel "in celebration of the one-hundredth year" of the Queen's mother. The Royal Mint Advisory Committee completed its choice of design with the formal approval of a model by the sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley.
The Royal Mint's 2000-01 annual report says the crown was issued through banks and post offices from the end of June, shortly before the birthday, and that the number issued exceeded two million. It contrasted the crown with the Public Libraries 50p of the same year, which could be "expected to circulate freely". The Mint's striking table gives 3,147,092 crowns for 2000, a total shared with the Millennium crown.
The reverse shows the Queen Mother's portrait flanked by celebratory groups of people, with the inscription QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER, the dates 1900-2000 and FIVE POUNDS. Below the portrait is a representation of her signature, Elizabeth R. The Mint's report describes the scene as a portrait "with cheering crowds in the background".
Ian Rank-Broadley also made the portrait of the Queen on the obverse, so both sides are the work of one artist. The proclamation gives the inscription ELIZABETH.II.D.G REG.F.D., the date, and a grained, or milled, edge.
Sources
- Commemorative Coin Striking Numbers, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- £5 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and design for five-pound coins commemorating the one-hundredth year of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (notice L-55696-B998), The Gazette (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Royal Mint Annual Report 2000-01, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Royal Mint Annual Report 1999-2000, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- How can I dispose of commemorative crowns? And why do some have a higher face value than others?, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- 2000 £5 Crown, Check Your Change (read 10 Oct 2026)
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