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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Battle of the Somme, Silver Proof
| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Fourth effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicting a right-facing diademed and draped bust after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The Queen wears a tiara and a pearl drop earring, rendered with fine sculptural detail in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear truncated below the bust. The peripheral legend reads 'ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY' with the date '2016' positioned at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY IRB 2016 |
| Reverse description | The reverse commemorates the centenary of the Battle of the Somme (1916–2016), featuring a dramatic low-relief scene of six British soldiers in full World War I kit — steel helmets, rifles and bayonets — advancing across a shell-cratered landscape beneath a darkened, brooding sky. A colour-applied red poppy, symbolising remembrance, is prominently placed at the centre upper field between the commemorative dates '1916' and '2016'. The legend 'BATTLE OF THE SOMME' arcs along the upper rim, while 'FIVE POUNDS' is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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