Coin
500 Pounds - Charles III John Lennon; Silver (2025) — United Kingdom
United Kingdom • 2025
Overview
A 500 Pounds silver (.999) non-circulating Proof coin from the United Kingdom, issued in 2025 as 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, designed by Henry Gray. The large format coin weighs 1005 grams and measures 100mm in diameter, with a restricted issue limit of 66 pieces. Struck as Proof.
Specifications
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2025
- Composition
- Silver (.999)
- Weight
- 1005 g
- Diameter
- 100 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint, Llantrisant
- 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·500 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
Reverse
A depiction of John Lennon, legend either side Script: Latin Lettering: JOHN LENNON IMAGINE HDG
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Martin Jennings, Henry Gray is credited as the designer for the Non-circulating coin series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: Royal Mint, Llantrisant. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Low mintage: Only 66 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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