Coin
10 Pounds - Elizabeth II The band Queen; Silver (2020) — United Kingdom
United Kingdom • 2020 • Sp# QN5, KM# 1874
Overview
A silver Proof 10 Pounds commemorative coin of the United Kingdom celebrating the band Queen. Minted in 2020 in .9999 silver with a weight of 156.3 grams. The obverse features the fifth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark, while the reverse depicts the instruments of the band's founder members, designed by Chris Facey. Struck as Proof.
Specifications
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2020
- Composition
- Silver (.9999)
- Weight
- 156.3 g
- Diameter
- 65 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- Sp# QN5, KM# 1874
- Issuer
- United Kingdom
Design details
Obverse
Fifth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around.
Reverse
The instruments of all four founder members of the band: guitar, bass, bass drum, and grand piano.
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Jody Clark, Chris Facey is credited as the designer for the Non-circulating coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Precious metal content: Silver (.9999) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
Sp# QN5, KM# 1874. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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