A United Kingdom Millennium commemorative five-pound coin produced by The Royal Mint in an uncirculated finish. The white metal coin is presented in its original blue folder and silver-toned outer sleeve. The reverse design features a stylized clock face centred over a map of the British Isles, with the hands set at midnight between the years 1999 and 2000. The reverse is inscribed with the legend ANNO DOMINI and the denomination FIVE POUNDS. The obverse depicts the fourth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The packaging identifies the coin as specially minted at the Millennium Dome and includes the Shakespearean quotation What’s Past is Prologue. The silver-coloured outer sleeve is titled The Millennium Coin Minted at the Dome and includes informational inserts concerning the production and circulation of coins. The printed text on the informational inserts confirms the issuer as the Royal Mint.
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