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25 Pounds - Elizabeth II Sovereign of the Seas
| Issuer | Jersey |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, executed by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the monarch in a crowned and draped bust wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The truncation bears the engraver's initials IRB. The surrounding legend reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF JERSEY, with the date 2003 incorporated into the inscription. |
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| Reverse description | Central design depicting a large three-masted sailing warship in full sail, identified as the Sovereign of the Seas, rendered in fine detail with rigging and furled canvas. In the foreground, a sinking vessel and a rowing boat are depicted, evoking a scene of naval engagement. A colored flag appears above the composition. The encircling legend at the top reads THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY, with the denomination 25 POUNDS and the series title SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS inscribed within the field. |
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The Sovereign of the Seas, launched in 1637 for Charles I, was the most heavily armed warship afloat at the time and cost the Crown roughly £65,000 — a sum so politically inflammatory that the ship tax levied to fund it became one of the proximate grievances leading to the English Civil War. She burned at her moorings in 1696, an accident attributed to a candle left unattended.