Well regarded for her impressive work ethic and lack of scandal, Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, has long been a steady hand in royal circles. The only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, she was born in 1950, so 2025 marks her 75th birthday. She’s had a busy life, including a lifelong love of equestrianism, even becoming the first royal to compete at the Olympic Games.

She is the patron or president of over 300 organisations, actively participating in many of them. Her charitable work around the world is extensive, including a 50-year association with the charity, Save the Children, for whom she has visited many projects globally. She remains a representative on the International Olympic Committee. Since she turned 18 in 1968, she has carried out more than 20,000 engagements, over 11,000 of them since 2002. She remains very active, and much admired.

The Royal Mint never gets too extravagant when it comes to its royal coins, and that’s the case here. The design, by Thomas T. Docherty, is based on an official photograph by John Swannell, and it also incorporates her personal coat-of-arms. The inscribed phrase ‘CELEBRATING 75 YEARS. DUTY AND DEVOTION’, seems particularly apt. A clean, elegant design, we’re sure it will please the legions of royal coin collectors out there.

A small range of £5 coins, there’s a 39.94 gram 22kt gold version, as well as one and two standard ounce silver coins, the latter a piedfort with an identical diameter. All are boxed, with a COA, and available to order right now. There are some terrific sets with period coinage included, one in gold with nine extra coins, and one in silver with a single extra coin. For collectors on a budget, there’s also the obligatory base-metal BU variant in a nicely themed blisterpack, and a set with a period 1950 George VI Threepence included. Please click the banner below if you want to buy from the mint, as we get a small commission at no cost to you. Many thanks.

PRESS RELEASE: The Royal Mint has today revealed the first UK coin to celebrate Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. The commemorative coin has been released in the year in which Princess Anne will celebrate her 75th birthday and marks her remarkable lifetime of service. The coin’s design, personally approved by Her Royal Highness, has been created by renowned Royal Mint coin designer Thomas T. Docherty, who previously designed HRH The Prince of Wales’s 40th birthday coin. Thomas’ coin design features a striking portrait of The Princess Royal and is based on an official portrait of The Princess Royal taken by John Swannell, a fellow of the prestigious Royal Photographic Society. In the portrait, Her Royal Highness has also been depicted wearing the Aquamarine Pineflower Tiara which was created by Cartier.

The design is framed with the inscription “The Princess Royal – Celebrating 75 Years – Duty and Devotion” – a fitting tribute to her lifetime of service to the Crown and nation. To the right of The Princess Royal’s portrait features a depiction of The Princess Royal’s official Coat of Arms.

Throughout her 75 years, The Princess Royal has built an extraordinary legacy of public service supporting The Monarch. As one of the hardest working members of the Royal Family, Her Royal Highness regularly undertakes over 500 engagements annually. The Princess Royal’s remarkable achievements include her pioneering role as the first British Royal to compete in the Olympic Games and her presidency of Save the Children UK since 1970, travelling extensively to support their humanitarian work in over 70 countries as well as her longstanding patronage of over 300 charities and organisations, spanning causes from maritime and transport to science and health.