Bidspirit auction | UK 1990 Royal Mint Five-Pound

UK 1990 Royal Mint Five-Pound Commemorative Coin Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's 90th Birthday - A UK cupro-nickel five-pound commemorative coin struck by the Royal Mint in 1990 to mark the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. The obverse features the third coinage portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Raphael Maklouf, inscribed ELIZABETH II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F · D · FIVE POUNDS. The reverse, designed by Leslie Durbin, depicts an intertwined monogram of the letter E beneath a crown, flanked by a Tudor rose and a thistle. The reverse inscription reads QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER with the commemorative dates 1900 and 1990. The coin is housed in its original illustrated Royal Mint presentation card. Weight: 28.28 g Metal composition: Copper-nickel (75% Cu, 25% Ni).