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25 Pounds - Elizabeth II Mallard
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Value | 25 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modeled by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicted with a tiara and wearing a necklace. The legend ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY arcs around the upper periphery, with the date 2004 positioned at the lower right of the field. The engraver's initials IRB appear discreetly below the truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Mallard locomotive held the world speed record for steam traction — 126 mph, set on July 3, 1938, on Stoke Bank in Lincolnshire — a record that has never been broken. This Guernsey issue is one of dozens of commemorative gold pieces the Crown Dependencies produced through the early 2000s for the collector market, struck to quarter-sovereign specifications and broadly distributed through bullion and numismatic channels rather than any meaningful local circulation.