<Table> Five pence <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Value </Th> <Td> 0.05 pound sterling </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mass </Th> <Td> ( 1968 -- 1990 ) 5.65 g ( 1990 -- present ) 3.25 g </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Diameter </Th> <Td> ( 1968 -- 1990 ) 23.59 mm ( 1990 -- present ) 18.00 mm </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Thickness </Th> <Td> ( Cupro - nickel ) 1.7 mm ( Steel ) 1.89 mm </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Edge </Th> <Td> Milled </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Composition </Th> <Td> Cupronickel ( 1968 -- 2010 ) Nickel - plated steel ( 2011 -- ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years of minting </Th> <Td> 1968 -- present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Obverse </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> Queen Elizabeth II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Jody Clark </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design date </Th> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Reverse </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> Segment of the Royal Shield </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Matthew Dent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design date </Th> <Td> 2008 </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> Five pence <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Value </Th> <Td> 0.05 pound sterling </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mass </Th> <Td> ( 1968 -- 1990 ) 5.65 g ( 1990 -- present ) 3.25 g </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Diameter </Th> <Td> ( 1968 -- 1990 ) 23.59 mm ( 1990 -- present ) 18.00 mm </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Thickness </Th> <Td> ( Cupro - nickel ) 1.7 mm ( Steel ) 1.89 mm </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Edge </Th> <Td> Milled </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Composition </Th> <Td> Cupronickel ( 1968 -- 2010 ) Nickel - plated steel ( 2011 -- ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years of minting </Th> <Td> 1968 -- present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Obverse </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> Queen Elizabeth II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Jody Clark </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design date </Th> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Reverse </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> Segment of the Royal Shield </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Matthew Dent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design date </Th> <Td> 2008 </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did the old five pence go out of circulation
when did the old five pence go out of circulation
1990
1990