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25 Pounds - Elizabeth II Sapphire Coronation Jubilee - On Horseback
| Issuer | Alderney |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Value | 25 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Diamond Diadem Crown, rendered in high relief with fine portraiture detail by Joel Iskowitz. The Queen is depicted with a pearl drop earring and her characteristic hairstyle, the bust truncated at the shoulder. The circular legend surrounds the effigy along the coin's rim, separated by raised dots, with the date 2018 positioned in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | A traditional equestrian effigy of Queen Elizabeth II depicted in right-facing profile, mounted on horseback in the classic coronation coin composition engraved by Michael Guilfoyle. The sovereign is shown in full ceremonial regalia astride a uniformly stepping horse, continuing the iconographic tradition established at the time of Her Majesty's coronation in 1953. The reverse legend arcs along the upper and lower periphery of the coin, incorporating the denomination and abbreviated royal titles. The initials MJG appear in the field as the engraver's mark. |
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The Sapphire Coronation Jubilee marked 65 years since Elizabeth II's coronation on June 2, 1953 — a milestone no other British monarch had reached. Alderney, the smallest of the inhabited Channel Islands with a population under 2,000, has issued commemorative gold under Crown dependency authority since the 1990s, with pieces like this one produced by the Royal Mint on contract rather than any local minting facility.
The 7.82g weight places this squarely in the quarter-sovereign class, a format revived for the modern bullion and commemorative market.