A collection of white metal commemorative five pound crowns, each issued by the United Kingdom. The group includes a 1999/2000 Millennium crown featuring a clock face centred on Greenwich, inscribed 1999 2000 ANNO DOMINI FIVE POUNDS. A 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday crown depicts a portrait within a wreath, inscribed QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER 1900-2000 FIVE POUNDS with a facsimile signature. A 2001 Queen Victoria Centenary crown displays a portrait within a stylised V-shaped frame, inscribed 1901-2001 5 POUNDS. A 2002 Queen Mother Memorial crown features a profile portrait, inscribed QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER 1900-2002, with an incuse edge reading STRENGTH DIGNITY LAUGHTER. A 2004 Entente Cordiale centenary crown depicts figures of Britannia and Marianne, inscribed ENTENTE CORDIALE 1904 2004. Each coin features a milled edge and is struck in a white metal alloy.
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