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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Crimean War
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and draped, as executed by Ian Rank-Broadley, occupying the central field. The peripheral legend reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF JERSEY, with the date 2004 positioned at lower right. The engraver's initials IRB appear beneath the portrait truncation. |
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| Reverse description | The central and upper field depicts a dynamic battle scene commemorating the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War of 1854, showing mounted cavalry troopers with drawn sabres and lances advancing at full gallop. In the lower foreground, a prominent portrait bust of James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, who commanded the charge, is rendered in high relief. The upper legend reads 1854 CRIMEA 2004, while the denomination FIVE POUNDS appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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