1999 Millennium Five Pound Coin
1999 Millennium cupronickel [Five Pounds](file:///buy-coins/5-five-pounds/): from a mintage of 3,700,000 coins released by [The Royal Mint](file:///buy-coins/the-royal-mint/) to celebrate the year 2000. These Millennium coins feature a design by Jeffrey Matthews, which shows the dial of a clock with the hands between 1999 and 2000, set over the map of the British Isles, along the Greenwich Meridian. This is paired with a portrait of [Queen Elizabeth II](file:///buy-coins/elizabeth-ii/) by British sculptor [Ian Rank-Broadley](file:///blog/ian-rank-broadley/). - Millennium £5s were also struck with a 2000 date, but only in proof and BU finishes - These cupronickel commemoratives did not [circulate](file:///buy-coins/circulated/) but may show some signs of wear