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10 Pounds - Elizabeth II World War I Poetry, Gold Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | The fifth definitive effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as designed by Jody Clark, depicting the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem with a draped neckline. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field, with the circumferential legend reading ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·F·D·10 POUNDS·2016, accompanied by the engraver's initials J.C. below the truncation. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, engraved by David Lawrence, depicts four fully equipped World War I infantry soldiers in battle dress, steel helmets, and full kit, advancing across a desolate battlefield strewn with debris against a backdrop of billowing smoke and shell-blasted terrain. A verse from Rupert Brooke's poem 'The Soldier' is inscribed in serif lettering across the upper field: 'There shall be / In that rich earth / a richer dust / concealed'. Along the lower rim, arching from left to right, the legend reads 1914 THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1918, flanking the central scene. The engraver's initials DL appear discreetly within the design. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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