5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Battle of Trafalgar, Gold Proof

Alderney has issued commemorative gold under Crown Dependency authority since the 1990s, with the Royal Mint striking pieces on its behalf. This 2005 issue marks the bicentennial of Trafalgar, fought on 21 October 1805 — the engagement that ended any credible Napoleonic threat of invasion and killed Nelson at the moment of his greatest victory. He had been warned the undress uniform he wore made him conspicuous to French sharpshooters. He wore it anyway.