2014 Queen Anne Piedfort £5 Silver Proof Coin PCGS PR69 DCAM

In 2014, to commemorate the 300th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Anne, the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue Piedfort £5 Five Pound Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR69 DCAM.

The reverse depicts a portrait of Queen Anne and the obverse has the stunning portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.

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 practise of striking piedforts is later and less frequent, but medieval and Tudor examples are known.

• Limited Mintage of 636 Coins Worldwide
• Piedfort Double the Thickness of its Standard Counterpart
• Struck to Royal Mint's Proof Quality in Solid .925 Sterling Silver
• Reverse designed by Mark Richards
• Commemorating the 300th Anniversary of Queen Anne
• Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR69 DCAM