Coin
5 Pounds - Charles III John Lennon; Silver (2025) — United Kingdom
United Kingdom • 2025
Overview
A 2025 Silver Proof 5 Pounds coin from the United Kingdom, part of the Music Legends series celebrating John Lennon. The obverse features an uncrowned portrait of King Charles III designed by Martin Jennings. The reverse portrays John Lennon and the word 'IMAGINE', designed by Henry Gray. Minted by the Royal Mint in .999 silver with a reeded edge, this piece has a very limited issue limit of 506 coins. Struck as Proof.
Specifications
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2025
- Composition
- Silver (.999)
- Weight
- 62.86 g
- Diameter
- 40 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- Issuer
- United Kingdom
Design details
Obverse
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend and date around. Script: Latin Lettering: CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·5 POUNDS·2025 MJ Unabridged legend: Charles III Dei Gratia Rex Fidei Defensor Translation: Charles III by the Grace of God King Defender of the Faith Designer: Martin Jennings
Reverse
A depiction of John Lennon, legend either side Script: Latin Lettering: JOHN LENNON IMAGINE HDG Designer: Henry Gray
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Martin Jennings, Henry Gray 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. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Low mintage: Only 506 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Precious metal content: Silver (.999) — 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.
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