but there are a lot of commerative coins (exactly the same size and shape as the £5 coin) that don't have a value stamped on them that are only aorth about 25p.
I believe they're called 'Crowns', after the original coins which were worth five shillings.
(Still awake, Drac? 😀 )
I remember some drunken Aussies knocking the centres out of £2 coins in a pub. They looked quite alarmed, when I said they could go to jail for such an offence…
As for shops not taking coins, I had a right to-do in an offie once, because the ignorant **** wouldn't accept a Guernsey pound coin.
And don't get me started on Scottish notes…