New Release: 2026 Royal Mint Annual Sets
New Release: 2026 Royal Mint Annual Sets
The current market value for the Portraits of a Queen - Elizabeth II The Third Effigy 2026 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin is estimated at £17.50. Values can vary based on condition and demand.
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Brilliant Uncirculated £5 coin from The Royal Mint’s Portraits of a Queen series, featuring a remastered version of Queen Elizabeth II’s third definitive coinage portrait by Raphael Maklouf, used on UK coins from 1985 to 1997.
The Portraits of a Queen – Elizabeth II The Third Effigy 2026 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin is the third release in a five-coin series celebrating each of Her Late Majesty’s definitive coinage portraits. This issue revisits the Raphael Maklouf effigy, remastered by The Royal Mint’s Chief Engraver Gordon Summers, and pairs it with the new coinage portrait of King Charles III on the obverse.
The reverse features a remastered version of Queen Elizabeth II’s third definitive coinage portrait by Raphael Maklouf, used on UK coins from 1985 to 1997. The portrait shows Elizabeth II wearing the royal diadem and jewellery, with refined background treatments designed to catch the light in Brilliant Uncirculated finish. The era is anchored by the inscription PORTRAIT OF A QUEEN 1985–1997.
On the obverse, the coin bears the definitive uncrowned portrait of King Charles III by Martin Jennings, creating the series’ deliberate “two-monarch” contrast.
| Aspect | Figure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Denomination | £5 (Five Pounds) | UK crown-sized commemorative coin in the Portraits of a Queen collection. |
| Year of issue | 2026 | Dated and issued as the third coin in the five-part series. |
| Series | Portraits of a Queen | Follows the First and Second Effigy releases; two further coins will complete the set. |
| Alloy | Cupro-nickel | Base-metal collector £5 specification (copper–nickel). |
| Weight & diameter | 28.28 g 38.61 mm |
Standard UK £5 (crown) size used throughout the BU range. |
| Edge | Milled | Reeded edge, consistent with contemporary cupro-nickel £5 BU coins. |
| Quality | Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) | Enhanced finish vs. circulation coins; produced to meet demand. |
| Obverse designer | Martin Jennings | Definitive uncrowned portrait of King Charles III. |
| Reverse designer | Gordon Summers (after Raphael Maklouf) | Remastered version of the third definitive portrait (1985–1997). |
| Inscription | PORTRAIT OF A QUEEN 1985–1997 | Matches the years the Maklouf effigy appeared on UK coinage. |
The Third Effigy coin is the “big hair and diadem” era of Elizabeth II in shiny BU form — a tribute to the Maklouf portrait that many people still instinctively picture when they think of late-20th-century UK coinage.
