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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Charles Dickens
| Issuer | Alderney |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem and drop earrings, modelled by Raphael David Maklouf. The truncation of the bust is clearly defined, with the initials RDM attributed to the engraver. The legend ELIZABETH II curves along the left periphery, ALDERNEY along the right, and the date 2006 appears prominently in the lower exergual field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of Bleak House, this Alderney crown-sized piece was produced by the Royal Mint under the Crown Dependency's issuing authority — a arrangement that allows small Channel Island jurisdictions to commission commemoratives largely for the collector market rather than genuine circulation. Dickens published Bleak House serially between 1852 and 1853, and its sustained attack on the Court of Chancery is widely credited with accelerating real procedural reforms in English law.