Talk:Five pounds (British coin)

Got some 2004 Entente cordiale ones today at the Post Office. Too lazy to do scans.... -- Kaihsu 19:28, 2004 May 7 (UTC)
 * (Mrs Doyle) Oh, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on.... -- Arwel 20:31, 7 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Scanned (see article). -- Kaihsu 13:00, 2004 May 8 (UTC)
 * Nice! Arwel 14:29, 8 May 2004 (UTC)

Got one of the Nelson ones today - I'll scan it if I get a chance in the next couple of weeks. Shimgray | talk | 17:16, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Euro 96
I remember seeing £2, £3 and £5 coins on sale in a post office commemorating euro '96... The £2 coins looked as they do now, the £3 and £5 were similiarly fashioned, with the gold and silver mix. Also, i think they had some pictures of footballs on. 82.46.179.159 03:48, 17 February 2007 (UTC)


 * There's a £3 coin? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.135.96.177 (talk) 08:55, 27 July 2007 (UTC)


 * I think you may be mistaken, there was a Euro 96 two pound coin, it was the same size as the current two pound coin but was single alloy the same as the one pound coin. I have never heard of a modern three pound coin existing, and know of no £5 coins relating to Euro 96. 86.111.162.127 (talk) 04:19, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

There was never a £3 coin and neither was there a £5 coin commemorating Euro '96. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.186.34.35 (talk) 16:03, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

Millenium coins
Going from the descriptions, the reverse of the 2000 coin is exactly the same as the 1999 one, so I'v used the 1999 image for it. Also it seems the only difference on the obverse is the date, which would make it identical to that of the Queen Mother's Birthday coin. Does anyone object to me cheating a bit and presenting this image again as being the 2000 version of the Millenium coin? boffy b
 * It's been three days, I'l take that as a no. Boffy b 22:38, 2004 Aug 25 (UTC)

2006 Iteration
Should there perhaps be some info on the 2006 version that will be celebrating the 80th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II? (Darien Shields 19:24, 22 November 2005 (UTC))

I got one of these at the Post Office today, and I've updated as much as I could (I'm not a coin expert, I'm afraid!), but there isn't anything on the Royal Mint site, so no pictures. Here are some rather blurred pictures I took of the one I got. Flick 217.146.126.149 13:57, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

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2007 crown (circuation coin)
The circulation version of the coin appears to have a plain milled edge as opposed to being like the collector crown. In addition all the examples I have seen are of quite a low quality. Lacking detail and having a lot of blemishes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.111.162.127 (talk) 21:36, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Can someone please provide a citation for this general circulation coin? Maybe I'm not entering the right search parameters, but I can't find evidence of this coin anywhere.  Moreover, the Royal Mint site is still claiming as of today that the coin is not intended for general circulation, and that merchants are not obliged to consider it legal tender.  Perhaps "general circulation" has a different meaning in the UK; to me, it means the coin is legal tender and therefore can be used at, say, a grocery store to satisfy a debt.  Czech Out   ☎ |  ✍  07:16, 26 February 2008 (UTC)


 * The "circulation version" I speak of is simply the worst of the bunch sold of at face value. The edge of it is not enscribed and is simply milled like a standard coin. As to legal tender, the coin IS legal tender, however the term in the UK only relates to court debts. In the UK a merchant can accept anything as payment and likewise refuse legal tender if they wish. In Scotland 80% of cash transactions are made with non-legal tender (Banknotes are not legal tender at all in Scotland). I have spent a number of these £5 coins and have only been refused on one occasion, ironicly the merchant accepted a non-legal tender banknote instead! 86.111.162.127 (talk) 04:34, 4 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I think that this paragraph is misleading and I've removed it. Regardless of any technical quibbles about legal tender, "general circulation" to most people means that the coin is encountered reasonably frequently in circulation, which is not the case here. 81.151.231.66 (talk) 01:06, 12 April 2008 (UTC).


 * The section you removed did not state they where released into large scale circulation, its simply stated that the 2007 issues where available at face value, I see no reason why there was a need to remove it, a minor rewording would have cleared up any confusion. I still think that this fact is worth noting. 86.111.162.127 (talk) 00:30, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

"most retailers will refuse to accept them"
The text states that "most retailers will refuse to accept them". I'm not so sure this should be in there. I acquired 18 of the 2007 issues, I spent 16 of them and was refused on only two occasions. Most of the time the recipients take a second or two to look at them out of interest but accept them quite happily. 86.111.162.127 (talk) 22:19, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Some years ago I also had five five-pound coins (offered by a credit card company for 25 pounds) and spent 4 successfully at various retailers, keeping one for curiosity value.


 * I also recieved a £5 coin as change from a petrol station in Newport. I later spent it at a Burger King in Cardiff. The retailers treated it like a £5 note, when I recieved the coin I initially dismissed it as "perhaps they're introducing a new coin". 81.102.29.35 18:05, 27 July 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.102.29.35 (talk)

There has been some media comment some years ago that due to the then relative scarcity of £5 notes there was evidence of £5 coins starting to circulate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.84.84.92 (talk) 01:07, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

2007 obverse description
The 2007 obverse description currently says:


 * Obverse: Rank-Broadley head (IRB). ELIZABETH·II D·G·REG·F·D

Is this quite accurate? It's a double head, and the Queen's head looks different from the usual IRB head. --PalaceGuard008 (Talk) 03:49, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Accoring to the Royal Mint website it is indeed a Rank-Broadley obverse. 86.111.162.127 (talk) 16:32, 28 May 2008 (UTC)


 * My problem is not so much the IRB part as the "head" part, because it is plainly not the Queen's head on the coin.
 * The quote says "Portrait of Her Majesty the Queen 1990-1997 Raphael Maklouf 1998 to date Ian Rank-Broadley". I have a feeling the Royal Mint used the obverse description for £5 coins without taking note of the changed design for this coin. --PalaceGuard008 (Talk) 10:19, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

The div's dont work!
We need to format this table a bit better. The way the images are done does not scale well. Perhaps it should be updated to be more like the two pound coin page. --Delta-NC (talk) 02:31, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

2011 Issue
There needs to be mention made in this list of the third and fourth in the 'Countdown to 2012' coins issued in 2011 and 2012 respectively. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.186.34.35 (talk) 15:59, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

photos
Is anybody interested in getting photographs of the coins to put in the table? I'd be happy to contribute photos of the coins I possess. Kelly elf (talk) 14:26, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

"Criticism" section
What it the first sentence of the "Criticism" section supposed to mean?

While the coins being stopped on 16 January 2020 (because of COVID-19), the number of commemorative £5 coins has been criticised in some quarters.

I don't think it was written by an English speaker. The only citation is at the end of the paragraph, which is a physical book from 2019, so I doubt it will be illuminating as that's from before COVID.

DDFoster96 (talk) 17:57, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I have been bold and deleted it as an incoherent rant and because the citation given appears to be the opinion of a non-notable author. If anyone believes that it was worthy of inclusion, would they explain why? --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 20:38, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

Suggested move
It seems to me this should be moved to five pounds or, possibly, five pounds (coin). Whilst entities such as Jersey have issued five pound coins, this is the primary topic. It might need a parenthetical due to the five pound banknote. Wehwalt (talk) 15:58, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

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