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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 70th Anniversary of V.E. Day, On Balcony

Issuer Tristan da Cunha
Year 2015
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Currency Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
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Obverse description Right-facing diademed effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a tiara and drop earring, with finely detailed hair. The peripheral legend reads HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II around the upper arc, with the issuer abbreviation TDC positioned to the lower right, and the date 2015 in the lower exergue. The field is polished and the rim features a continuous ring of beading.
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Reverse description The central field features a colorized reproduction of a historic black-and-white photograph depicting the Royal Family and Prime Minister Winston Churchill on the Buckingham Palace balcony on V-E Day, 8 May 1945; identifiable figures include King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) waving to crowds, flanked by the young Princess Elizabeth in uniform and Princess Margaret, with Churchill at centre. Above the photographic vignette, the legend 1945 · V-E DAY · 2015 arcs around the upper field, with 70TH ANNIVERSARY inscribed in a straight line beneath. The denomination FIVE POUNDS is inscribed along the lower arc in bold raised lettering. The rim is beaded throughout.
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