Description
In 2004 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Entente Cordiale between the United Kingdom and France, the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue Entente Cordiale £5 Five Pound Reverse Frosted Proof Coin.
The reverse is the work of well known British artist, David Gentleman. It combines and unifies the two great national symbols of Britain and France Britannia and Marianne.
They are reproduced from two coins contemporary with the Entente Cordiale the standing Britannia florin by George William De Saulles and the French two francs by Louis Oscar Roty.
The obverse of the Crown bears the familiar portrait of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
- Limited Mintage of 50,000 Worldwide
- Finished to Royal Mint’s Reverse Proof Quality
- Celebrating the Entente Cordiale
- Royal Mint Boxed with Certificate of Authenticity
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