2017 Royal Mint King Canute UK Piedfort £5 Five Pound Silver Proof Coin Box Coa

Description

Specifications:
2017 Royal Mint Coronation 1000th Anniversary King Canute
Piedfort
£5 Five Pound Silver Proof Crown Coin
Issuing Country: United Kingdom
Metal: Solid .925 Sterling Silver
Weight: 56.56 Grams / Diameter: 38.61mm
Quality: Silver Proof Piedfort
Issue Limit: 1,500 Worldwide
Presented: Brand New Royal Mint Boxed With Certificate of Authenticity
In 2017 to commemorate the Coronation 1000th Anniversary of King Canute, the Royal Mint released a Limited Issue King Canute Piedfort £5 Five Pound Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver.
The reverse designed by Lee R. Jones depicts a portrait of King Canute the Viking conqueror hailed the first King of England while the obverse design features the Fifth Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Jody Clark.
Piedforts are coins which have been specially struck on thicker than normal blanks.
As their name suggests they are closely associated with France, where from the twelfth century they were apparently issued by the Kings as presentation pieces.
In Britain the practice of striking piedforts is later and less frequent, but medieval and Tudor examples are known.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.