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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 19th Century Monarchs - Gold
| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central composition featuring five overlapping busts of the British monarchs who reigned during the 19th century, arranged in a pyramidal group: George III at upper centre facing three-quarters right, George IV at left and William IV at right in profile, and Queen Victoria in youthful effigy at lower centre facing left. To the lower left, a circular cartouche bears the stylised legend C19th, denoting the century commemorated. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner border, with the arched legend A CENTURY OF THE MONARCHY along the upper periphery and FIVE POUNDS along the lower periphery. |
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Guernsey's commemorative gold program in the early 2000s leaned heavily on royal portraiture series, and this five-pound issue marking 19th-century monarchs sits in that tradition. The island's mint authority has no independent striking facility — production was contracted out, as is standard for Channel Island commemoratives of this type.
The .917 fineness matches the historic crown gold standard used by the Royal Mint for sovereigns since 1526, a deliberate nod to continuity rather than coincidence.