2001 Gold Proof Frosted Crown Five Pounds - Victorian Anniversary

The 2001 gold proof crown was issued to commemorate the centenary of the death of Queen Victoria in 1901.

Two different gold versions were minted, the standard gold proof, and the frosted gold proof. The frosted gold proof five pounds, also referred to as the matt gold proof five pounds features a frosted field, with a highly polished royal portrait on the obverse.

The frosted gold proof crown was only issued within the 2001 Victoria Anniversary gold proof collection (crown plus 4 sovereigns), and has a small mintage of 750.

The coin is made of solid 22 carat gold (Gold fineness of 0.916), and was orignally housed in an original Royal Mint acrylic screw top capsule.

The gold crown has a weight of 39.94 grams.