Great Britain 1969 5 pence

from the Stonecat Collection

This five new pence, or 1/20 of a pound, was introduced in 1968 as part of the Great Britain decimal reform. It was equal to the shilling in the sterling coinage. This design was used until 1982, when the word "new" was dropped. The weight was reduced to 3.25 g in 1990.

Recorded mintage: 120,270,000.

Specification: 5.65 g, copper-nickel, 23.6 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-911.

Source:

• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1969 10 new pence
• 1969 50 new pence
• 1970 5 new pence
• 1971 half new penny
• 1971 new penny
• 1971 2 new pence
• Coins and currency dated 1969