Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 75th Anniversary of the D-Day
| Issuer | Alderney |
|---|---|
| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Right-facing draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Diamond Diadem Crown, pearl drop earrings, and a pearl necklace, rendered in high relief against a polished field. The legend ELIZABETH II · FIVE POUNDS · ALDERNEY C. I. arcs around the periphery, accompanied by a fine beaded border. The date 2019 appears in the lower exergue beneath the portrait. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Alderney sits closer to the Normandy coast than to England — close enough that German forces occupied it from 1940 until liberation in May 1945, making it the only part of the British Isles to suffer full Nazi occupation. The island's use of its Crown Dependency status to issue commemorative coinage has made it a prolific source of collector issues since the 1990s, most struck under license by the Royal Mint or private minting houses rather than for any genuine circulation purpose.
Silver-plated copper at this weight is the workhorse specification of the modern commemorative trade, issued in quantities driven by collector subscriptions rather than historical need.