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1 Dollar John Jellicoe
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a full-color applied portrait of Admiral John Jellicoe in naval uniform, wearing a peaked cap bearing a Royal Navy badge, facing three-quarters to the right. Behind him, a colorized scene depicts a battleship at sea with signal flags flying. The surrounding border is rendered in silver with relief motifs of naval equipment including a ship's wheel and figural elements. The series title THE GREATEST WARLORDS OF HISTORY curves along the upper periphery in raised lettering, the date 2013 appears to the right, and the subject's name JOHN JELLICOE is inscribed on a cartouche in the lower central field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Jellicoe commanded the Grand Fleet at Jutland in May 1916 — the largest naval battle in history by tonnage, and one of the most debated. Churchill's remark that Jellicoe was "the only man on either side who could lose the war in an afternoon" captures the impossible weight he carried. Whether his decision to turn away from the German torpedo attack was prudence or timidity is still argued in naval circles.