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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 90 Years of The Royal British Legion - Hope
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | BAILIWICK OF JERSEY IRB ELIZABETH II 2011 |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Royal British Legion was founded in 1921, largely through the efforts of Field Marshal Douglas Haig, who merged four separate ex-servicemen's organisations in the aftermath of the First World War. By 2011, the charity had spent nine decades managing poppy appeals, welfare casework, and lobbying on pension rights — unglamorous, sustained institutional work that rarely generates commemorative attention. Jersey's involvement here is purely administrative; the island issues coins under Crown dependency status, making it a convenient vehicle for UK-themed commemoratives without drawing on Royal Mint production capacity.