British twenty-five pence coin

Twenty-five pence

United Kingdom
Value	£0.25
Mass	28.28 g
Diameter	38.61 mm
Thickness	2.5 mm
Edge	milled
Composition	75% Cu, 25% Ni
Years of minting	1971–1981
Obverse
Design	Queen Elizabeth II
Designer	Arnold Machin
Design date	1963
Reverse
Design	Lady Diana Spencer and Charles, Prince of Wales
Designer	Philip Nathan
Design date	1981

The British decimal twenty-five pence (25p) coin was a commemorative denomination of sterling coinage issued in four designs between 1972 and 1981. These coins were a post-decimalisation continuation of the traditional crown, with the same value of a quarter of a pound. Uniquely in British decimal coinage, the coins do not have their value stated on them. This is because previous crowns rarely did so. The British regular issue coin closest to the coin's nominal value is the twenty pence coin.

The coins were issued for commemorative purposes and were not intended for circulation, although they remain legal tender and are accepted at Post Offices.^[1] The coins weigh 28.28 g (0.909 ozt) and have a diameter of 38.61 mm.

Twenty-five pence coin issues were discontinued after 1981 due to the prohibitive cost to the Royal Mint of producing such large coins with such small value. From 1990 the "crown" was revived as the commemorative five pound coin, having the same dimensions and weight but a value twenty times as great. The two can be distinguished because the five pound coin is marked with its value.