Up for sale is my 1969 British Five (5) New Pence "Elizabeth ll" coin.
Please examine photo's carefully as this is the coin that you will be receiving.
This coin was minted 54 years ago.
Will make an excellent addition to anyone's foreign coin collection.
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Second crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ELIZABETH·II D·G·REG·F·D·1970
Unabridged legend: Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix
Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith
The Badge of Scotland, a thistle royally crowned, legend above, denomination below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
NEW PENCE
5
Designer: Christopher Ironside
Milled
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975) | |
Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date) |
Christopher Ironside designed all six new denominations for decimalisation, for which he was awarded the OBE in 1971.
Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
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1968 | 98 868 250 | 36% | |||||||||||
1968 | 6 323 210 | 1.9% | BU (in blue wallet) | ||||||||||
1969 | 120 270 000 | 35% | |||||||||||
1970 | 225 948 525 | 49% | |||||||||||
1971 | 81 783 475 | 26% | |||||||||||
1971 | 350 000 | 2% | Proof | ||||||||||
1972 | 150 000 | 1.7% | Proof | ||||||||||
1973 | 100 000 | 1.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
1974 | 100 000 | 1.3% | Proof | ||||||||||
1975 | 141 539 000 | 30% | |||||||||||
1975 | 100 000 | 1.5% | Proof | ||||||||||
1976 | 100 000 | 1.4% | Proof | ||||||||||
1977 | 24 308 000 | 13% | |||||||||||
1977 | 193 000 | 1.5% | Proof | ||||||||||
1978 | 61 094 000 | 20% | |||||||||||
1978 | 86 100 | 1.0% | Proof | ||||||||||
1979 | 155 456 000 | 32% | |||||||||||
1979 | 81 000 | 1.1% | Proof | ||||||||||
1980 | 220 566 000 | 34% | |||||||||||
1980 | 143 000 | 2% | Proof | ||||||||||
1981 | 100 300 | 1.5% | Proof |