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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II D-Day Landing 21.20; Silver Proof
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, showing a right-facing diademed and draped bust of the Queen occupying the central field. The circular legend reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY, divided across the upper portion of the coin. The denomination FIVE POUNDS and the date 2019 appear in the lower portion of the legend, with the engraver's initials IRB positioned beneath the truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse lettering | 21.20 |
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Guernsey's connection to D-Day is not ceremonial. The island had been under German occupation since June 1940 — the only British territory to fall — and remained so until May 1945, nearly a full year after the Normandy landings that this coin commemorates. The Liberation of Guernsey is still marked as a public holiday on 9 May.
The Royal Mint struck this issue under contract, as Guernsey's own facilities have never produced silver proof coinage domestically.