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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Battle of Trafalgar
| Issuer | Alderney |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | Third effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Raphael David Maklouf, depicting a right-facing draped and crowned bust of the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem, drop earring, and necklace. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field, ALDERNEY along the right, and the date 2005 appears in the lower exergue. The engraver's initials RDM are incused at the base of the truncation. |
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| Reverse lettering | ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY FIVE POUNDS |
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Alderney's commemorative program has long served Crown Dependencies' appetite for themed five-pound issues, and the Trafalgar bicentennial in 2005 generated a flood of competing pieces from multiple British issuers. This copper-nickel circulation-quality version was struck alongside a silver proof, the latter carrying the real collector premium. Nelson died at approximately 4:30 pm on 21 October 1805, some three hours after being shot by a French musketeer aboard Victory — the battle itself was already won by the time he expired.