1996 Gold 5 Pound Coin BU

The 1996 Brilliant Uncirculated Gold Five Pounds Piece £5 depicts Benedetto Pistrucci’s famous portrayal of St. George slaying the dragon on the reverse of the coin. A small circled ‘U’ to the left of the date means the coin is of BU quality.

Queen Elizabeth II’s third portrait can be seen on the obverse of the coin, designed by Raphael Maklouf.


The coin is made of solid 22 carat gold (Gold fineness of 0.916), and is housed in its original Royal Mint acrylic screw top capsule. The coin is presented in its Royal Mint green velvet case, accompanied with an individually numbered certificate of authenticity.


The 1996 brilliant uncirculated gold five pounds piece has a weight of 39.94 grams, with a diameter of 36.02mm.

Only 901 BU gold five pounds pieces were issued by the Royal Mint in 1996.