Legendary: fewer than 100 minted.
5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Queen's 90th Birthday Platinum Piedfort (2016)
Circulating version: 2016 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Queen's 90th Birthday
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2016 |
| Denomination | 5 Pounds |
| Face value | £5 |
| Mintage | 87 |
| 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) |
Fifth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around.
Crowned Royal Cypher above the number 90, encircled by nine roses.
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About the 2016 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Queen's 90th Birthday – Platinum Piedfort
The 2016 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Queen's 90th Birthday – Platinum Piedfort is a collector 5 pounds coin, struck in 99.95% platinum. It weighs 94.2g and measures 38.61mm across. Reverse design: Crowned Royal Cypher above the number 90, encircled by nine roses.
87 were struck.
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How much is the 2016 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Queen's 90th Birthday – Platinum Piedfort worth?
No verified sale of the 2016 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Queen's 90th Birthday – Platinum Piedfort has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its platinum content is worth about £3,423 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2016 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Queen's 90th Birthday – Platinum Piedfort different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2016 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Queen's 90th Birthday, not the coin found in change. At 94.2g of 99.95% platinum it is heavier than the 28.28g nickel circulating coin, so weighing it is the quickest check.
How do I identify the 2016 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Queen's 90th Birthday – 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 – Queen's 90th Birthday. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
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.
Sources
- £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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