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Reverse
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70-year-old Queen Elizabeth II head right encircled by dots
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Crowned thistle
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ELIZABETH·II REG·F·D·
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FIVE PENCE
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KM# 986: United Kingdom 1 penny (1998 - 2008)
KM# 989: United Kingdom 10 pence (1998 - 2008)
KM# 1030: United Kingdom 1 pound (2002)
KM# 1048: United Kingdom 1 pound (2004)
KM# 1059: United Kingdom 1 pound (2006)
KM# 937b: United Kingdom 5 pence (1990 - 1997)

General

WCDB ID
101
Country
Flag: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Kingdom
Denomination
5 pence
Value
1⁄20 Pound sterling (GBP)
Dates
AD1998 - 2008

Physical

Shape
Circle
Mass
3.25 g
Diameter
18.00 mm
Thickness
1.70 mm
Composition
75% Cu, 25% Ni
Color
Gray / Black / Silver Gray / Black / Silver
Magnetic
No

Design

Orientation
Medallic: ↑ ↑
Edge
Milled/reeded (68 reeds)
Tags
Ian Rank-Broadley Portrait of 70-Year-Old Elizabeth II Flower Leaf

References

Wikipedia
Five pence (British coin)
Krause-Mischler
KM# 988
Numista
N# 876

Related Coins

Previous Date
KM# 937b (1990 - 1997)
Next Date
KM# 1109 (2008 - 2010)
Concurrent
1 penny : KM# 986 (1998 - 2008)
2 pence : KM# 987 (1998 - 2008)
10 pence : KM# 989 (1998 - 2008)
20 pence : KM# 990 (1998 - 2008)
50 pence : KM# 996 (1998)
50 pence : KM# 991 (1998 - 2009)
1 pound : KM# 1030 (2002)
1 pound : KM# 1048 (2004)
1 pound : KM# 1059 (2006)
2 pounds : KM# 994 (1998 - 2015)