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1000 Pounds - Elizabeth II 95th Birthday, Gold 1 Kilo
| Issuer | Alderney |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#361 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents two side-by-side portrait effigies of Queen Elizabeth II: one depicting Her Majesty in a ceremonial pose bearing the Sovereign's Orb, and the other alongside the heraldic British Lion. The design, created by Jody Clark, commemorates the Queen's 95th year and draws upon regal iconography associated with royal investiture and the British Crown. The Latin motto 'DIRIGE DEUS GRESSUS MEOS' — meaning 'God Direct My Steps' — arcs prominently within the legend, accompanied by the Roman numeral date 'MMXXI' and the engraver's full name 'JODY CLARK'. The composition is rendered in fine detail, appropriate to the large-format kilo gold flan. The overall design conveys both personal commemoration and the enduring symbolism of the British monarchy. |
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Alderney, a Crown dependency of roughly 2,000 residents with no central bank and no independent monetary policy, has issued commemorative coinage through the authority of the British Crown since the 1990s — effectively licensing its name to a bullion and collector market it could never sustain domestically. This one-kilo piece marks Elizabeth II's 95th birthday in 2021, the same year Prince Philip died and the Queen carried out her first public engagements as a widow. It was among the last major milestone issues before her death in September 2022.
At .9999 fine, it meets the four-nines purity threshold that distinguishes investment-grade bullion from standard coinage gold.