In 1996 the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue Decimal Proof 9 Coin collection of the present coinage of the United Kingdom.
The collection includes includes the Queens 70th Birthday £5 Five Pound Coin, European Football £2 Two Pound Coin, £1 One Pound, 50p Fifty Pence, 20p Twenty Pence, 10p Ten Pence, 5p Five Pence, 2p Two Pence and 1p One Pence Coins.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.