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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II D-Day Landing 06.30, Gold Proof
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse lettering | · ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY · IRB FIVE POUNDS · 2019 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Guernsey occupies an unusual position in D-Day commemoration: it was the only British territory actually occupied by German forces during the war, from June 1940 until liberation in May 1945. The island's civilian population lived under Nazi administration for nearly five years, making its role as issuing authority for D-Day memorial coinage carry a historical irony that no other British Crown Dependency can claim.
The specific time reference — 06:30 — marks H-Hour for the first American landings at Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.