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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 17th Century Monarchs, Gold Proof
| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, wearing the George IV State Diadem and drop earring. The legend ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY arcs around the upper periphery, with the date 2003 positioned at the lower right. The engraver's initials IRB appear on the truncation of the bust. The deep mirror proof fields provide strong contrast against the finely detailed cameo portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY IRB 2003 |
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Guernsey's relationship with the English crown predates the kingdom of England itself — the island has been a Crown Dependency since 1066, owing allegiance to the monarch not as a subject territory but as a remnant of the Duchy of Normandy. This series used that constitutional peculiarity as its premise, issuing commemoratives for monarchs to whom Guernsey's legal ties are older and more direct than those of England proper.
The 2003 release focused on 17th-century rulers, a century that saw Guernsey occupied by Parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War while Castle Cornet held out for the Crown until 1651 — the last Royalist garrison in the British Isles to surrender.