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1 Pound - Elizabeth II Remembrance Day, Gold
| Issuer | States of Alderney |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted in a refined portrait style with a diadem and draped neckline, as designed by Joel Iskowitz. The legend ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA REGINA · ALDERNEY C. I. arcs around the periphery, with the date 2019 positioned in the lower field. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a polished proof field, characteristic of Royal Mint commemorative coinage. The design conveys the formal royal portrait tradition befitting a gold commemorative issue. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA REGINA · ALDERNEY C. I. JI 2019 (Translation: Elizabeth II By The Grace of God Queen Alderney, Channel Islands) |
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Alderney sits in the Bailiwick of Guernsey but issues its own commemorative coinage under separate authority — a quirk rooted in its distinct feudal status as a dependency within a dependency. The island's occupation by German forces from 1940 to 1945 was among the most complete in the British Isles, and Remembrance issues from Alderney carry a weight that purely mainland British equivalents do not. Most of its civilian population had been evacuated before the Germans arrived; returning residents found farms stripped and homes gutted.