1987 Gold Five Pound Coin Quintuple Sovereign Brilliant Uncirculated St George and the Dragon Reverse

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1987 Gold Five Pound Coin Quintuple Sovereign Brilliant Uncirculated Elizabeth II Uncouped Obverse

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1987 Gold Brilliant Uncirculated Quintuple Sovereign £5 St George - Uncouped Portrait

Buy a bullion gold £5 coin, also known as a quintuple sovereign or a five pound piece. Exempt from Capital Gains Tax VAT free Struck in 22 carat gold, 0.916 fineness Contains 1.

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Buy a bullion gold £5 coin, also known as a quintuple sovereign or a five pound piece.

  • Exempt from Capital Gains Tax
  • VAT free
  • Struck in 22 carat gold, 0.916 fineness
  • Contains 1.1771 troy ounces of fine gold
  • Mintage of just 5,694

£5 History

Way back in 1902, five pound gold coins were issued for circulation, but even then, they were probably mainly hoarded as curiosities and keepsakes as the modern cupro-nickel £5 crowns are nowadays.

In 1980 the Royal Mint started issuing gold £5 coins once again, although some dates were issued only as part of a 4 coin gold proof set, others were issued as proofs, some as uncirculated versions.

1987 Five Pounds - New "Uncouped" Portrait

In 1987, the £5 coin was issued only in a "Brilliant Uncirculated" version, and there were no proof versions, even in the proof sets. Sometimes we find it hard to understand the thinking at the Royal Mint. What makes this more surprising is that in 1987 and 1988 a different version of the third portrait was used, showing the queen's shoulders, rather than being cut off at the neck. This portrait only appears on the five pound gold coins, and only for these two years. This fact makes this coin, along with the 1988, an important one for type collectors. We usually have one of these large and striking gold coins in stock.

"U" For Uncirculated

From the 1984 issue, the Mint started to place a letter "U" to the left of the date to denote Uncirculated versions of the five pound gold coins, as opposed to the proof versions, we do not know why they thought this was necessary.

Obverse

The "uncouped" third definitive UK coin portrait of Elizabeth II by sculptor, Raphael Maklouf.

Reverse

The reverse shows Benedetto Pistrucci's design of St George and the Dragon as seen on the bullion sovereigns coins issued in the same year.

Key Information

Product ID11719
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Product Spec

MetalGold
Weight/SizeQuintuple
Gold Weight Troy Ounces1.1771
Fineness/Carat0.917 / 22
Date1987
Spink ReferenceSE5
Obverse DesignerRaphael Maklouf
Reverse DesignerBenedetto Pistrucci
Issuing MonarchElizabeth II (1952-2022)
Mint/BrandThe Royal Mint
CountryUnited Kingdom
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