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10 Pounds - Elizabeth II 19th Century Monarchs
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, rendered in high relief by Ian Rank-Broadley. The mature portrait shows fine detail in the hair and crown, with the Queen wearing a drop earring. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation of the bust. The circular legend reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY with the date 2001 positioned at the base of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY IRB 2001 |
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Guernsey's commemorative program in the early 2000s leaned heavily on British royal history as a revenue-generating exercise, and this oversized crown-format piece is squarely in that tradition. The island's minting authority had no independent monetary relationship with the monarchs being honored — the series is curatorial, not constitutional.
At 155.52 g, this is a five-ounce silver piece, a format that gained traction in the late 1990s as collector demand for substantial silver grew. KM#116 is not a scarce issue by any meaningful standard.