5 Pounds – The 150th Anniversary of the British Red Cross (2020)

Image source: The Royal Mint

Additional information

Title / Occasion	The 150th Anniversary of the British Red Cross
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	5 Pounds
Year of Issue	2020
Material	Gold
Fineness	Au .916
Size (mm)	38.61
Weight	39.94 g
Shape	Round
Edge	PER HUMANITATEM AD PACEM
Quality	Proof
Mint	The Royal Mint
Mintage	250
Designer	Clark, Jody (Obv), Gray, Henry (Rev)

Description obverse

The effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II facing right. ELIZABETH II D G REG FID DEF 5 POUNDS

Description reverse

Reverse reflects the British Red Cross’s work in the UK and as part of the world’s largest global humanitarian movement. The idea of connectivity is central to the design, with overlapping lines representing what we can achieve when we work together. Around inscriptions BRITISH RED CROSS - THE POWER OF KINDNESS and years 1870 2020. The edge inscription around the coin bears the powerful words of the Movement, ‘PER HUMANITATEM AD PACEM’, which translates to ‘THROUGH HUMANITY TO PEACE’