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5 Pounds - Charles III The Spice Girls

5 Pounds - Charles III (The Spice Girls) - obverse5 Pounds - Charles III (The Spice Girls) - reverse

© The Royal Mint, 2026

Features

Issuer United Kingdom
King Charles III (2022-date)
Type Non-circulating coins
Year 2026
Value 5 Pounds
5 GBP = USD 6.70
Currency Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 28.28 g
Diameter 38.61 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Issued 4 March 2026
Number
N#
563502

Commemorative issue

30th anniversary of debut single

Series: Music Legends

Obverse

Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend and date around.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·5 POUNDS·2026
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 each of the Spice Girls in silhouette form, with each of their signatures and the inscription, legend centre.

Scripts: Latin, Latin (cursive)

Lettering:
SPICE
GIRLS
FC

Designer: Ffion Gwillim

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

The thirteenth coin Issued as part of the Music Legends series, the coin was also struck in a variety of denominations and metals including colourised copper-nickel, colourised silver proof, silver proof and gold proof.

© The Royal Mint, 2026

 

The first Music Legends coin from The Royal Mint to pay homage to a girl group, honouring 30 years since the girl group’s debut single, ‘Wannabe’, and their debut album, Spice.

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2026  $ 23 BU

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