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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 1966 FIFA World Cup
| Issuer | States of Alderney |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted in right-facing profile with a jewelled crown and elaborately styled hair, as modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation of the neck. The circumferential legend reads ALDERNEY FIVE POUNDS ELIZABETH II, with the date 2016 positioned to the lower right of the effigy. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Alderney has issued commemorative crowns under its own authority since 1993, despite having no independent monetary system — the pieces are legal tender nominally but were never intended for circulation. This 2016 issue marks the fiftieth anniversary of England's sole World Cup victory, a tournament hosted at Wembley and decided in extra time against West Germany on a goal that remains disputed to this day. Geoff Hurst's second in the 116th minute struck the crossbar, bounced on or near the line, and was awarded by Soviet linesman Tofik Bakhramov.