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5 Pounds - Charles III Life and Legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King Charles III facing left, modelled by Glyn Davies, occupying the central field with finely rendered hair and collar detail in high relief against a mirror-polished proof background. The peripheral legend, separated by bullet stops, reads CHARLES III • BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY • 2023 around the upper arc, with • 5 POUNDS • inscribed along the lower arc. The initials GD, denoting the engraver, appear discreetly within the design. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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Issued following Elizabeth II's death in September 2022, this is one of dozens of commemorative strikes rushed to market by Crown Dependencies and Commonwealth territories in the months that followed. Guernsey, as a dependency of the British Crown rather than part of the United Kingdom, issues its own coinage under royal sanction — giving pieces like this a technical legitimacy that many similar memorial issues from private mints lack.
The KM#517a suffix distinguishes this silver proof from a base-metal companion issue.