1996 £5 Crown

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A commemorative crown was issued in 1996 to mark the 70th birthday of the Queen.

Commemorative £5 Coin, Type 3: (info on coin type numbers here)

Obverse Type (bust design by Raphael Maklouf):

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Reverse Type (design by Avril Vaughan):

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Edge: VIVAT REGINA ELIZABETHA.

Mintage for Circulation: 2,396,100.

Collectability/Scarcity: 1 (for scale details see here)

The story behind the design:

The obverse has the portrait of the Queen by Ian Raphael Maklouf. The reverse is by Avril Vaughan and shows Windsor castle in the background and five pennants in the foreground, two of which show the dates ‘1926’ and ‘1996’.

http://www.royal.gov.uk/hmthequeen/hmthequeen.aspx

 

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