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10 Pounds - Elizabeth II Battle of Waterloo Bicentenary
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a diamond diadem and pearl drop earrings, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The portrait is the fourth definitive effigy by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The circular legend reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY around the periphery, with the date 2015 positioned at the lower right. |
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| Reverse description | A high-relief bust of the Duke of Wellington in military uniform, complete with campaign medals and aiguillette, occupies the left foreground of the reverse. Behind him, a colorized scene depicting British infantry soldiers in Napoleonic-era redcoat uniforms advancing under flags during the Battle of Waterloo forms a vivid pictorial background. The legend WATERLOO arcs along the upper periphery, with the commemorative dates 1815 - 2015 inscribed beneath it. The denomination TEN POUNDS is inscribed in raised relief across the lower portion of the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | WATERLOO 1815-2015 TEN POUNDS |
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