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25 Pounds - Elizabeth II HMS Invincible
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Weight | 7.98 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, rendered in the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation of the neck. The circular legend reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY, with the date 2004 positioned in the lower right field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY IRB 2004 |
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HMS Invincible was the lead ship of her class and saw action in the 1982 Falklands War, serving as a flagship for the task force. The Guernsey commemorative series issued around her decommissioning in 2005 drew on the ship's profile as one of the last fixed-wing carrier operations in Royal Navy history — Harriers operating from her deck during the South Atlantic conflict being her defining operational moment.