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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Battle of Waterloo, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Fifth definitive effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, as designed by Jody Clark. The sovereign's initials 'J.C' appear below the truncation. The peripheral legend reads ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·F·D·5 POUNDS·2015, with the denomination and date incorporated within the obverse inscription. |
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| Reverse description | Central composition depicting the historic meeting between Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and Prussian Generalfeldmarschall Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher following the allied victory at the Battle of Waterloo, as rendered by engraver David Lawrence. The two commanders are shown on horseback in a celebratory encounter on the field of battle, conveying the significance of their combined military triumph. The commemorative legend THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO arcs above the central design, with the bicentennial year 1815 inscribed below in the exergue. |
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| Edge | Plain with incuse lettering |
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