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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Admiral Horatio Nelson, Gold Proof
| Issuer | Jersey |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#127a |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Large draped bust of Admiral Horatio Nelson facing right, depicted in his naval uniform with epaulettes, dominating the central field. A gilded sailing warship in full rigging is shown in the left field, evoking Nelson's famous naval victories. The denomination FIVE POUNDS is inscribed in two lines to the right of the portrait, in the field. |
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Issued on the bicentennial of Trafalgar, this coin commemorates the October 1805 battle in which Nelson's fleet destroyed the combined Franco-Spanish force off Cape Trafalgar without losing a single ship — though Nelson himself was struck by a French sharpshooter's ball from the Redoubtable and died below decks before the engagement was won. Jersey's connection to the Royal Navy made it a natural issuer for such a commemorative.