British Decimal Coin Specifications...

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Obverse of Five Pound Crown
Obverse of Five Pound Crown
Obverse of Two Pound
Obverse of Two Pounds
Obverse of One Pound
Obverse of One Pound
Obverse of Fifty Pence
Obverse of Fifty Pence
Obverse of Twenty Pence
Obverse of Twenty Pence
Obverse of Ten Pence
Obverse of Ten Pence
Obverse of Five Pence
Obverse of Five Pence
Obverse of Two Pence
Obverse of Two Pence
Obverse of Penny
Obverse of Penny
British Coins
The following is a summary of the currently produced British circulating coins, plus the five pounds:-

DenominationDiameterWeightAlloy
£5 Crown38.6128.28Cupro-nickel
£228.4012.00Bi-metallic
£122.509.50Nickel-brass
50 Pence27.308.00Cupro-nickel
20 Pence21.405.00Cupro-nickel
10 Pence24.506.50Cupro-nickel
5 Pence18.003.25Cupro-nickel
2 Pence25.917.13Copper-plated steel*
1 Penny20.323.56Copper-plated steel*

Notes
Denomination = Face Value
Diameter = Diameter in millimetres
* = From 1971 to 1992 inclusive, bronze; from 1992 onwards copper-plated steel.

For more information, please visit our British Coin Specifications page.


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