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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II D-Day - By Air, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, portrayed wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend surrounding the effigy reads 'ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY 2014' in raised Latin characters along the periphery of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a low-flying World War II fighter aircraft, rendered in fine relief against a dramatic aerial scene evoking the D-Day operations of 6 June 1944, with a coastline or seascape visible below. The aircraft, consistent with a Supermarine Spitfire or similar Allied fighter of the period, is shown in dynamic flight, wings angled across the field. The curved legend 'D-DAY · 70TH ANNIVERSARY' arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 'FIVE POUNDS' appears in raised lettering along the lower rim. |
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