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Elizabeth II 2nd portrait; set issue
1983United KingdomBU
Denomination
5p
Market Value
£1.34
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This is the 1983 BU issue with a mintage of 637,100. In 1982, 11 years after Decimalisation Day on 15th February 1971, the word 'NEW' was removed from the denomination on the reverse, so the legend now reads 'FIVE PENCE'. From 1981 to 1987, no five pence coins were struck for circulation since the pre-decimal shillings, with a value of 5p, were still circulating as part of the decimalisation process. Consequently, this type can only be found in Royal Mint annual Brilliant Uncirculated & Proof sets. Shillings, along with this larger 5p type, were demonetised in 1990 when the smaller 5p coin was introduced.
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