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5 Pounds - George IV (1826)
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1826 |
| Denomination | 5 Pounds |
| Face value | £5 |
| Mintage | 150 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Demonetised | Yes |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) (917/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 39.940g · 1.1771 t oz |
| Diameter | 35.5mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Lettered: DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI SEPTIMO |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King George IV left, legend around, date below.
GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA
Crowned shield of arms and mantle, legend around.
BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:
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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 | £13,500.00 🔒 | £13,500.00 (1) | – | £13,500.00 – £13,500.00 | 0 | 1 | 03-03-2013 | |
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| BU | £11,000.00 🔒 | £11,000.00 (1) | – | £11,000.00 – £11,000.00 | 0 | 1 | 01-12-2013 | |
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| EF | £6,000.00 🔒 | £6,000.00 (1) | – | £6,000.00 – £6,000.00 | 0 | 1 | 01-03-2015 | |
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| VF | £34,724.84 🔒 | £58,300.00 | – | £14,960.00 – £78,181.74 | 1 | 5 | 14-01-2026 | |
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| PR-60 | £42,000.00 🔒 | £42,000.00 (1) | – | £42,000.00 – £42,000.00 | 0 | 1 | 30-09-2025 | |
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| PR-62 | £70,000.00 🔒 | £59,533.86 (2) | – | £49,067.71 – £70,000.00 | 0 | 2 | 30-09-2025 | |
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| PR-63 | £94,360.99 🔒 | £94,360.99 (1) | – | £94,360.99 – £94,360.99 | 0 | 1 | 15-08-2024 | |
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| PR-64 | £98,135.43 🔒 | £98,135.43 (1) | – | £98,135.43 – £98,135.43 | 1 | 1 | 12-01-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £18,872.20 🔒 | £36,500.00 | – | £14,000.00 – £94,600.00 | 2 | 8 | 14-01-2026 | |
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About the 1826 5 Pounds - George IV
The 1826 5 Pounds - George IV is a collector 5 pounds coin, struck in 91.67% gold. It weighs 39.94g and measures 35.5mm across. Reverse design: Crowned shield of arms and mantle, legend around.
150 were struck. It is no longer legal tender, so its value is to collectors only.
Common questions
How much is the 1826 5 Pounds - George IV worth?
Verified sold prices for the 1826 5 Pounds - George IV run from £6,000 to £98,135 across 9 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one. Its gold content is worth about £3,527 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How many 1826 five pound coins were made?
There is no official figure. A 2013 Ponterio auction catalogue gives a reported 150 struck, including variants, and the site uses 150. Baldwin's says the number is unknown and usually estimated at between 150 and 225 for the 1826 proof sets.
Was the George IV £5 coin ever in circulation?
No. It was struck only as a proof for the 1826 proof set and was not issued for general circulation. The five pound piece was not struck for circulation until 1887, under Victoria.
Who designed the 1826 five pounds?
The bare head of George IV was engraved by William Wyon after a bust by Francis Chantrey and is unsigned. The crowned shield of arms on an ermine mantle is by Jean Baptiste Merlen, who also designed the matching reverses of the 1826 sovereign and double sovereign.
Were there any five pound coins of William IV?
No. No five pound coins were issued under William IV, and the denomination next appeared in Victoria's 1839 proof set with William Wyon's Una and the Lion design.
How do I identify the 1826 5 Pounds - George IV?
Check the weight 39.94g and diameter 35.5mm and the metal (91.67% gold) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
The five pound piece was one of the gold denominations approved in the 1816 recoinage, but it was first struck only as a pattern in 1820 for George III. Under George IV it appeared once, dated 1826, as the top coin of that year's proof set. It was not issued for general circulation, and the denomination was not struck for circulation until 1887.
No official mintage survives. An auction catalogue quoted by CoinVarieties gives a reported 150 struck, including variants, which is the figure the site holds, while Baldwin's describes the number as unknown and usually estimated at 150 to 225 for the 1826 sets. Wilson and Rasmussen rate it R3. One further proof dated 1829 is known.
The obverse is a bare head of George IV facing left, engraved by William Wyon after a bust by Francis Chantrey, unsigned, with the legend GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA and the date below. Chantrey's likeness had replaced Pistrucci's laureate head on the gold coinage in 1825 at the king's request.
Jean Baptiste Merlen's reverse shows the crowned royal arms, with Hanover on an escutcheon, set on an ermine mantle, and the legend BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:. The edge is lettered DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI SEPTIMO, an ornament and a safeguard, in the seventh year of the reign. The Royal Mint Museum's example weighs 40.02 g.
Varieties and errors
Clayton records plain-edged patterns of the 1826 type and a unique proof dated 1829, which Wikipedia also describes with a plain edge. No other varieties or mint errors are documented.
Collecting notes
Every 1826 five pounds is a proof, so check for mirrored fields and frosted devices, and read the full SEPTIMO edge, since a plain edge marks a pattern. Repaired and tooled examples have been offered at auction, so look closely at the fields for smoothing.
The same set held the 1826 proof double sovereign with the same designs. No five pound coins were struck for William IV; the next is Victoria's 1839 Una and the Lion.
Sources
The history, design, varieties and collecting notes on this page are drawn from these sources. Prices come from recorded sales, not from them.
- Five pounds (gold coin), Wikipedia (read 12 Oct 2026)
- George IV proof five pounds, 1826 (RMM 1290), The Royal Mint Museum, via Museum Data Service (read 12 Oct 2026)
- Great Britain 1826 5 pounds, CoinVarieties (read 12 Oct 2026)
- 1826 George IV Gold Proof Five Pounds, Baldwin's (read 12 Oct 2026)
- Five Pounds or Guineas, Tony Clayton, Coins of the UK (read 12 Oct 2026)
- Double sovereign, Wikipedia (read 12 Oct 2026)
- Sovereign (British coin), Wikipedia (read 12 Oct 2026)
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