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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Boudica – Warrior Queen
| Issuer | Isle of Man Treasury |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a boldly sculpted, high-relief depiction of Boudica, the Iceni warrior queen, shown three-quarter length and slightly turned, seated upon a wooden stump. She is clad in chainmail armour with a broad belt and bracers, her long braided hair falling over her shoulders. In her raised right hand she grasps a large battle axe, while a Roman helmet lies vanquished at her feet. The figure is framed within a circular border set against a wood-grain textured field, with the four arms of the Celtic cross flan filled with intricate interlaced knotwork panels in high relief. The inscription BOUDICA appears in a cartouche at the top of the upper arm, beneath which WARRIOR-QUEEN is inscribed on a second line. |
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The Isle of Man Treasury has operated as a prolific commemorative issuer for decades, licensing historical and cultural subjects well outside Manx history proper. Boudica — queen of the Iceni tribe — led her revolt against Roman occupation of Britain around 60–61 AD, sacking Camulodunum, Londinium, and Verulamium before her forces were crushed by governor Gaius Suetonius Paulinus in a pitched battle whose exact location remains disputed by archaeologists.
What little is known of her comes almost entirely from Tacitus and Cassius Dio, writing decades after the events, with accounts that likely exaggerate both her army's size and the Roman casualty figures.