Whereas under section 3(1)(a), (b), (c), (cc), (cd), and (d) of the Coinage Act 1971 We have power, with the advice of Our Privy Council, by Proclamation to determine the denomination, the design and dimensions of coins to be made at Our Mint, to determine the weight and fineness of certain gold coins, the remedy to be allowed in the making of such coins and their least current weight, and to determine the weight and composition of coins other than gold coins or coins of silver of Our Maundy money, and the remedy to be allowed in the making of such coins and to provide for the manner of measurement of the variation from the standard weight of coins:

And Whereas under section 3(1)(ff) of the Coinage Act 1971 We have power, with the advice of Our Privy Council, by Proclamation to direct that any coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount:

And Whereas it appears to Us desirable to order that there should be made at Our Mint a new series of coins of the denomination of twenty-five pounds and five pounds in gold, a new series of coins of the denomination of five pounds in standard silver, a new series of coins of the denomination of five pounds in silver piedfort, and a new series of coins of the denomination of five pounds in cupro-nickel:

We, therefore, in pursuance of the said section 3(1)(a), (b), (c), (cc), (cd), (d) and (ff), and of all other powers enabling Us in that behalf, do hereby, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council, proclaim, direct and ordain as follows:

TWENTY-FIVE POUND GOLD COIN

1. (1) A new coin of gold of the denomination of twenty-five pounds shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 7.8 grammes, a standard diameter of 22 millimetres, a millesimal fineness of not less than 999.9, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said gold coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.024 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The least current weight of the said gold coin shall be 7.77 grammes.

(4) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(5) The design of the said gold coin shall be as follows:

(a) ‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 25 POUNDS ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of Our signature set against a background of Commonwealth flags accompanied by the inscription “HER COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS”; or

(b) For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 25 POUNDS ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of Our signature set against a background of medals accompanied by the inscription “THE BESTOWING OF HER HONOURS”; or

(c) For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 25 POUNDS ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of Our signature set against a background of Maundy money accompanied by the inscription “HER CHARITY AND HER PATRONAGE”.

The coin shall have a grained edge’.

FIVE POUND GOLD COIN

2. (1) A new coin of gold of the denomination of five pounds shall be made, being a coin of a standard diameter of 38.61 millimetres, and being circular in shape.

(2) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(3) The design of the said gold coin shall be as follows:

(a) ‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 5 POUNDS ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of Our signature set against a background of Commonwealth flags accompanied by the inscription “HER COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS”; or

(b) For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 5 POUNDS ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of Our signature set against a background of medals accompanied by the inscription “THE BESTOWING OF HER HONOURS”; or

(c) For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 5 POUNDS ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of Our signature set against a background of Maundy money accompanied by the inscription “HER CHARITY AND HER PATRONAGE”.

The coins shall have a plain edge and in incuse letters the inscription “DEVOTED TO YOUR SERVICE”’.

FIVE POUND STANDARD SILVER COIN

3. (1) A new coin of silver of the denomination of five pounds shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 28.28 grammes, a standard diameter of 38.61 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 925 parts per thousand fine silver, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said silver coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.503 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The design of the said silver coin shall be as follows:

(a) ‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 5 POUNDS ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of Our signature set against a background of Commonwealth flags accompanied by the inscription “HER COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS”; or

(b) For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 5 POUNDS ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of Our signature set against a background of medals accompanied by the inscription “THE BESTOWING OF HER HONOURS”; or

(c) For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 5 POUNDS ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of Our signature set against a background of Maundy money accompanied by the inscription “HER CHARITY AND HER PATRONAGE”.

The coins shall have a plain edge and in incuse letters the inscription “DEVOTED TO YOUR SERVICE”’.

(5) The said silver coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

FIVE POUND SILVER PIEDFORT COIN

4. (1) A new coin of silver of the denomination of five pounds shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 56.56 grammes, a standard diameter of 38.61 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 925 parts per thousand fine silver, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said silver coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.252 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The design of the said silver coin shall be as follows:

(a) ‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 5 POUNDS ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of Our signature set against a background of Commonwealth flags accompanied by the inscription “HER COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS”; or

(b) For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 5 POUNDS ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of Our signature set against a background of medals accompanied by the inscription “THE BESTOWING OF HER HONOURS”; or

(c) For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 5 POUNDS · ” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of Our signature set against a background of Maundy money accompanied by the inscription “HER CHARITY AND HER PATRONAGE”.

The coins shall have a plain edge and in incuse letters the inscription “DEVOTED TO YOUR SERVICE”’.

(5) The said silver coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

FIVE POUND CUPRO-NICKEL COIN

5. (1) A new coin of cupro-nickel of the denomination of five pounds shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 28.28 grammes, a standard diameter of 38.61 millimetres, a standard composition of seventy-five per centum copper and twenty-five per centum nickel, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said cupro-nickel coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight, diameter or composition specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.852 grammes;

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin; and

(c) a variation from the said standard composition of two per centum copper and two per centum nickel.

(3) The said cupro-nickel coin may contain impurities of three-quarters of one per centum.

(4) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(5) The design of the said cupro-nickel coin shall be as follows:

(a) ‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 5 POUNDS ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of Our signature set against a background of Commonwealth flags accompanied by the inscription “HER COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS”; or

(b) For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 5 POUNDS ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of Our signature set against a background of medals accompanied by the inscription “THE BESTOWING OF HER HONOURS”; or

(c) For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 5 POUNDS · ” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of Our signature set against a background of Maundy money accompanied by the inscription “HER CHARITY AND HER PATRONAGE”.

The coin shall have a grained edge.’

6. This Proclamation shall come into force on the seventeenth day of March Two thousand and twenty-two.

Given at Our Court at Windsor Castle, this sixteenth day of March in the year of Our Lord Two thousand and twenty-two and in the seventy-first year of Our Reign.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN