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10 Pounds - Elizabeth II Duke of Cambridge
| Issuer | States of Alderney |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | ALDERNEY 10 POUNDS ELIZABETH II IRB 2012 |
| Reverse description | The full Royal Arms of the United Kingdom displayed at centre, depicting a quartered shield with the arms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, supported on the dexter by a crowned lion and on the sinister by a unicorn chained, all set upon a grassy compartment with the Garter motto below. The design commemorates the 30th anniversary of the birth of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, born 1982. Surrounding the central armorial device, a continuous repeating legend in Roman numerals alternating 'MCMLXXXII' (1982) and 'MMXII' (2012) encircles the entire field, separated by raised dots, referencing the Prince's birth year and the commemorative year respectively. |
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Alderney has used its Crown Dependency status to issue commemorative coinage since the 1990s, with the States of Alderney functioning as the nominal issuing authority while the actual striking is contracted to the Pobjoy Mint or the Royal Mint depending on the series. The Duke of Cambridge pieces from 2012 rode a sustained wave of royal commemorative demand following the April 2011 wedding, with multiple issuing territories producing large-format silver pieces targeting the same collector base simultaneously.
KM#236 is a five-ounce format — a weight class that became increasingly common in this period as mints competed on physical presence rather than numismatic distinction.