Great Britain 1990 5 pence KM-937b

from the Stonecat Collection

This five new pence, or 1/20 of a pound, was introduced in 1968 as part of the decimal reform. It was struck to the same module as the superseded shilling, which had the same value, until 1990, when the module was reduced to 3.25 g. Both sizes were struck in 1990; the reduced size is shown here. The five pence was struck with this design until 1997.

Recorded mintage: 1,634,976,005 plus 79,052 proofs plus silver proofs plus 10,606 of the large size (KM 937).

Specification: 3.25 g, copper-nickel, 18 mm diameter, designed by Raphael David Maklouf and Christopher Ironside.

Catalog reference: KM 937b.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1981 5 new pence
• 1990 penny
• 1990 half sovereign
• 1990 sovereign
• 1990 2 pounds
• 1990 gold 5 pounds, St. George and the dragon
• 1990 gold 5 pounds, 90th birthday of Queen Mother
• 1997 5 pence
• Coins and currency dated 1990
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