It was November the 5th 1605 when Guy Fawkes and a group of other Catholics attempted to blow up the houses of parliament along with protestant King James I. They failed and Guy was captured. The original bonfire celebration was a celebration that King James had survived.
Edge reads: REMEMBER REMEMBER THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER
There are also four known fault versions of this coin. The fault coins contain miss prints around the edge of the coin. The most known about is the miss print PEMEMBER REMEMBER or REMEMBER PEMEMBER. The less common coins state PEMEMBER PEMEMBER and even more scarce is PEMEMBEP PEMEMBEP. All fault versions are available to add to your collection, simply choose from the drop down list.
2005 Gunpowder Plot
5,140,500 - This is believed to include the fault versions