How to collect £5
The Royal Mint issue many £5 coins both individually and as a series. They are all commemorative and are usually available as BU and silver, sometimes gold. For the older, traditional coins see our Crowns category. You can see £5 on eBay UK (affiliate link)
There's another interesting article associated with this topic: Gold £5 Coin or Gold Crown? where we discuss the differences between the Cronwn and £5 and how they came about.
Which £5 to look for?
The lowest mintage £5 are:(These are coins in our database, list may not be exhustive)
- 2023 British Monarchs King Henry VIII - Five Pounds 2oz Silver Proof (mintage: 607)
- 2022 British Monarchs King Henry VII - Five Pounds 2oz Silver Proof (mintage: 700)
- 2022 British Monarchs King James I – Five Pounds 2oz Silver Proof (mintage: 706)
- 2022 British Monarchs King Edward VII – Five Pounds 2oz Silver Proof (mintage: 750)
- 2023 Five Pounds - Mary Seacole - Silver Proof (mintage: 1,500)
- 2025 150 Years of Liberty £5 Silver Proof (mintage: 1,875)
- 2025 Coat of Arms of His Majesty King Charles III £5 Silver Proof (mintage: 2,000)
- 2024 St George and the Dragon 2oz Silver Proof (mintage: 2,950)
- 2024 Waterloo Medal Allied Leaders - 2oz Silver Proof £5 - Charles III (mintage: 2,950)
- 2025 Waterloo Medal Victory 2oz Silver Proof £5 (mintage: 2,950)
Coins in the £5 Category
 | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) | |
 | Charles III (2022-Present) |
More Information about £5 coins for Collectors
As Crowns were redenominated from 25p (five shillings) to £5 in 1990, this category contains the newer 'decimal crowns'. We call them five pound coins because there are quite a number of these and the Royal Mint doesn't always refer to them as Crowns, although they seem to have the same weight and general dimensions. For the older, traditional coins see our Crowns category.There's another interesting article associated with this topic: Gold £5 Coin or Gold Crown? where we discuss the differences between the Cronwn and £5 and how they came about.