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5 Pounds - Bald Eagle and Liberty
| Issuer | Alderney (Guernsey) |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds 5 GGP = RSD 674 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A draped standing figure of Liberty is depicted in high relief, facing left, her right arm extended forward holding a flaming torch aloft against a radiant sunburst background of engraved rays emanating across the field. Her flowing robes and windswept hair convey dynamic movement, and she holds a tablet inscribed with the date 1776 in her raised left hand. Stylized ocean waves surge at her feet, and decorative scrollwork frames the lower field. The legend LIBERTY appears prominently in the lower left field, with the date 2025 below, and the engraver's initials JG are present in the right field. |
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Alderney issues coins as a dependency of Guernsey under letters patent, with face values denominated in pounds sterling — though no Alderney coin has ever circulated as everyday currency. The "5 Pounds" denomination here is a legal fiction that enables the piece to function as a commemorative bullion product while carrying nominal Crown dependency status. The bald eagle subject has no particular connection to Alderney, an island of roughly 2,000 people in the English Channel; it is simply a marketable theme for the international collector and bullion trade.