Obverse
Portrait of the Queen Elizabeth II in the field of the coin.
Lettering: REG ' FID ' DEF ' 500 ' POUNDS ' ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G IRB
Reverse
Designed by Robert Hunt depicts Britannia facing left as is traditional, but turns her upper body in a listening pose with an Owl perched on her knee which is a traditional symbol of wisdom.
Lettering: BRITANNIA 5 OUNCES FINE GOLD 2013