5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 40th Anniversary-Landing on the Moon

Guernsey has issued commemorative five-pound pieces with some regularity, and the 2009 moon landing anniversary coin falls squarely into a crowded field — dozens of mints and issuing authorities produced similar pieces marking the Apollo 11 fortieth anniversary that year. The actual lunar landing occurred on July 20, 1969, with Neil Armstrong's first step logged at 02:56 UTC on July 21.

The Bailiwick's coinage is struck under contract rather than at a domestic facility, with production handled externally — the Royal Mint has handled Guernsey issues during this period.