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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Battle of Waterloo
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem and drop earring, rendered in the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear on the truncation. The legend arcs around the periphery reading ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF JERSEY to the left and upper field, with the date 2015 positioned to the lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | BATTLE OF WATERLOO • 18TH JUNE 1815 FIVE POUNDS |
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Jersey issued this piece to mark the bicentennial of Waterloo, a battle that ended Napoleon's Hundred Days campaign on June 18, 1815. The island's connection to the conflict is more than ceremonial — Jersey-born Major General Sir George Don had served as Lieutenant Governor of the island and was instrumental in its military administration during the Napoleonic Wars. The Channel Islands sat uncomfortably close to French-controlled territory throughout that period, making any Napoleonic victory a direct territorial threat.
Struck in copper-nickel rather than silver, this is the circulation-weight commemorative version rather than a precious metal issue.