2005 Gold Five Pounds Coin BU

A new portrayal of St George slaying the dragon was depicted on the reverse of the 2005 sovereign series. The modernistic design was created by Timothy Noad.

Queen Elizabeth II's fourth portrait can be seen on the obverse of the coin, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley.

The coin is made of solid 22 carat gold (Gold fineness of 0.916).


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The gold five pounds piece has a weight of 39.94 grams.



Only 936 BU gold five pounds pieces were issued by the Royal Mint in 2005.