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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 40th Anniversary-Landing on the Moon
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Weight | 28.28 g |
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| Obverse description | Fourth-generation effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, as modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley; the portrait is rendered with fine detail in the hair and crown. The encircling legend reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY around the upper periphery, with the date 2009 at the lower right. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation of the neck. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Guernsey issued commemorative crowns throughout the 2000s through arrangements with private minting companies, most commonly Pobjoy Mint, producing them in quantities calibrated to collector demand rather than circulation need. The 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing generated a wave of issues from small Crown dependencies and island territories in 2009, this being one among dozens of near-identical programs.
KM#223 presents no particular rarity or minting curiosity worth noting.