Five pence (British coin)
United Kingdom | |
Value | £0.05 |
---|---|
Mass | (1968–1990) 5.65 g (1990–present) 3.25 g |
Diameter | (1968–1990) 23.59 mm (1990–present) 18.00 mm |
Thickness | ( Royal Shield |
Designer | Matthew Dent |
Design date | 2008 |
The
5p coins are legal tender up to the sum of £5 when offered in repayment of a debt; however, the coin's legal tender status is not normally relevant for everyday transactions.[3]
The five pence coin was originally minted from cupro-nickel (75% Cu, 25% Ni), but since 2011[4] it has been minted in nickel-plated steel due to the increasing price of metal. From January 2013, the Royal Mint began a programme to gradually remove the previous cupro-nickel coins from circulation with replacement by the nickel-plated steel versions.[5]
As of March 2014, an estimated 3,847 million 5p coins were in circulation with an estimated face value of £192.370 million.[6]
Design
The original reverse of the coin, designed by Christopher Ironside, and used from 1968 to 2008, is a crowned thistle (formally, The Badge of Scotland, a thistle royally crowned), with the numeral "5" below the thistle, and either NEW PENCE (1968–1981) or FIVE PENCE (1982–2008) above the thistle.
To date, three different
As with all new decimal currency, until 1984 the portrait of
Between 1985 and 1997, the portrait by
On 27 June 1990 a reduced size version of the five pence coin was introduced. The older larger coins were withdrawn on 31 December 1990. The design remained unchanged.
From 1998 to 2015, the portrait by
As of June 2015, coins bearing the portrait by Jody Clark have been seen in circulation.
In August 2005 the
In October 2023 the King Charles III five-pence coin was presented; the coin features an oak leaf with acorns. [11]
Mintages
Year | Number minted | Composition | Diameter (mm) | Portrait | Reverse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1968 | 98,868,250 | Cupro-nickel | 23.59 | Machin | Ironside |
1969 | 120,270,000 | ||||
1970 | 225,948,525 | ||||
1971 | 81,783,475 | ||||
1972 | 0 | ||||
1973 | 0 | ||||
1974 | 0 | ||||
1975 | 141,539,000 | ||||
1976 | 0 | ||||
1977 | 24,308,000 | ||||
1978 | 61,094,000 | ||||
1979 | 155,456,000 | ||||
1980 | 220,566,000 | ||||
1981 | 0 | ||||
1982 | 0 | ||||
1983 | 0 | ||||
1984 | 0 | ||||
1985 | 0 | Maklouf | |||
1986 | 0 | ||||
1987 | 48,220,000 | ||||
1988 | 120,744,610 | ||||
1989 | 101,406,000 | ||||
1990 | 1,634,976,005 | 18.00 | |||
1991 | 724,979,000 | ||||
1992 | 453,173,500 | ||||
1993 | 0 | ||||
1994 | 93,602,000 | ||||
1995 | 183,384,000 | ||||
1996 | 302,902,000 | ||||
1997 | 236,596,000 | ||||
1998 | 217,376,000 | Rank-Broadley | |||
1999 | 195,490,000 | ||||
2000 | 388,512,000 | ||||
2001 | 337,930,000 | ||||
2002 | 219,258,000 | ||||
2003 | 333,230,000 | ||||
2004 | 271,810,000 | ||||
2005 | 236,212,000 | ||||
2006 | 317,697,000 | ||||
2007 | 246,720,000 | ||||
2008 | 92,880,000 | ||||
165,172,000 | Dent | ||||
2009 | 132,960,300 | ||||
2010 | 396,245,500 | ||||
2011 | 50,400,000 | Nickel-plated steel | |||
2012 | 339,802,350 | ||||
2013 | 378,800,750 | ||||
2014 | 885,004,520 | ||||
2015 | 163,000,000 | ||||
536,600,000 | Clark | ||||
2016 | 305,740,000 | ||||
2017 | 220,515,000 | ||||
2018 | 0 | ||||
2019 | 92,800,000 | ||||
2020 | 49,200,000 | ||||
2021 | 28,000,000 | ||||
2022 | 42,800,000 |
Mint Sets have been produced since 1982; where mintages on or after that date indicate 'none', there are examples contained within those sets.
References
- ^ Bignell, C P. "Post decimalisation". Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2006.
- ISBN 978-1-905641-95-6.
- ^ Royal Mint Frequently Asked Questions Archived 8 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Decimal Five Pence Archived 26 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine | author=Tony Clayton
- ^ "Cupro Nickel Replacement Programme". Royal Mint. 2013. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Mintage Figures". Royal Mint. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ Clayton, Tony. "Decimal Coins of the UK – Bronze". Archived from the original on 27 May 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2006.
- ^ a b c "1p Coin". British Royal Mint. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2006.
- ^ "Royal Mint seeks new coin designs" Archived 13 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, BBC News, 17 August 2005
- ^ "Royal Mint unveils new UK coins" Archived 7 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, 2 April 2008
- ^ BBC
- ^ "5p Five Pence Mintage Figures". www.royalmint.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023.