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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Alexander Graham Bell
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2007 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY encircles the bust, with the date 2007 and the engraver's initials IRB positioned in the field below the portrait. |
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| Mintage | 2007 - Proof - 25,000 |
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Bell's connection to any Guernsey commemorative is purely honorific — the choice of subject reflects the broader trend among Crown Dependencies in the 2000s of licensing historical figures for bullion-adjacent silver issues with little pretense of local relevance. Bell was born in Edinburgh, worked in Canada, and made his decisive telephone experiments in Boston and Brantford, Ontario.
KM#206 was struck by the Royal Mint on behalf of the States of Guernsey under standard commemorative licensing arrangements common to the period.