2009 Gold 5 Pound Coin

Benedetto Pistrucci's famous portrayal of St. George slaying the dragon is depicted on the reverse of the coin. The design is based on the original pattern piece of 1820 with the designer's name 'PISTRUCCI' , shown in full in the exergue, and with a broader rim.

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

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The coin would then be presented in a Royal Mint wooden case, with outer black card box, accompanied with an individually numbered certificate of authenticity (COA).

The gold five pounds piece has a weight of 39.94 grams. The coin is made of solid 22 carat gold (Gold fineness of 0.916).

Only 1,000 BU gold five pounds pieces were issued by the Royal Mint in 2010.