In 2024, to continue the Great Engravers of the United Kingdom Collection, the Royal Mint released the eighth coin in the series a special Limited Issue Benedetto Pistrucci Waterloo Medal £5 Five Pound Silver Proof Coin struck in solid Fine .999 Silver
weighing two ounces of pure Silver Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR70 DCAM with special NFC Anti-Counterfeiting Technology.
The reverse designed by Benedetto Pistrucci features the infamous Waterloo Medal and features portraits of the four Allied Leaders at it's centre who joined forces to defeat Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo of 1815 and depicts King George IV, Emperor Francis I of Austria, Tsar Alexander I of Russia and King Frederick William III of Prussia, while the obverse features the portrait of King Charles III by Martin Jennings. These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
A Limited Edition Presentation of 2,950 Coins Worldwide
Finished to Royal Mint's Finest Proof Standard – the Finest Minting Finish
Struck in Fine .999 Silver Weighing Two-Ounces of Pure Silver
The Eighth Coin in the Great Engravers Coin Collection
Paying tribute to Pistrucci's Waterloo Medal
Features the Waterloo Medal by designer Benedetto Pistrucci
