2015 Gold 5 Pound Coin BU

The 2015 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.

Queen Elizabeth II’s fifth portrait can be seen on the obverse of the coin, designed by Jody Clark.

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 wooden case, with outer black card box, accompanied with an individually numbered certificate of authenticity.

The 2015 brilliant uncirculated gold five pounds piece has a weight of 39.94 grams, with a diameter of 36.02mm.

Only 750 BU gold five pounds pieces were issued by the Royal Mint in 2015.