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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Centenary of the First World War
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2018 - Proof, in set with Jersey and Isle of Man - 500 |
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Guernsey's commemorative output has long leaned on British military anniversaries, and this centenary issue arrives at the end of a four-year cycle of WWI remembrance that saturated the market with similar pieces from every corner of the Commonwealth. The island itself was occupied by German forces from 1940 to 1945 — not 1914 — so its connection to the First World War is civic rather than experiential.
KM#342a designates the silver variant within what was almost certainly a multi-composition release, the base-metal version likely sharing identical dies.