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Elizabeth II 3rd portrait; large type
1989United KingdomBU
Denomination
5p
Market Value
£1.79
Description
This is the 1989 BU issue with a mintage of 77,569. No five pence coins of the larger type were struck for circulation between 1981 and 1987, as well as in 1990, because pre-decimal shillings continued to circulate with a decimal value of five pence after decimalisation on 15th February 1971. Both the shillings and these larger five pence coin were finally demonetised at the end of 1990 following the introduction of the smaller five pence piece.
Physical Properties
Composition:Copper-nickel (75% Cu, 25% Ni)
Weight:5.65g
Shape:Round
Diameter:23.59mm
Thickness:1.78mm
Currency:Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
Mint:Royal Mint
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