Bidspirit auction | UK 2000 Royal Mint Millennium

UK 2000 Royal Mint Millennium Five Pound Brilliant Uncirculated Coin - A UK millennium commemorative coin set, featuring a five pound coin held within a custom folding cardboard display pack. The cupro-nickel coin is presented in brilliant uncirculated condition. The reverse features a stylised map of the British Isles and a clock face set at midnight, with the years 1999 and 2000 separated by the clock hands. It bears the legends ANNO DOMINI and FIVE POUNDS. The obverse depicts the fourth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the legend ELIZABETH.II.D.G.REG.F.D. and the date 2000. The coin is mounted within a map-themed insert marking the Greenwich Meridian. The outer sleeve is decorated with a graphic of Earth from space and features silver-coloured foil block lettering reading MILLENNIUM and 2000 FIVE-POUND COIN. The packaging includes various illustrations of world landmarks including the Pyramids of Giza, St. Paul's Cathedral, and the Sydney Opera House.