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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Dambusters, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The surrounding legend reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY with the date 2013, all set within a plain field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design depicts Lancaster bombers conducting the famous low-level attack on German dams during Operation Chastise, with the aircraft shown in flight above the dam and explosions rendered in detail below. A selectively gold-plated inscription commemorating the anniversary appears prominently in the central field. The denomination FIVE POUNDS is inscribed in the lower portion of the design, with the legend 70TH ANNIVERSARY THE DAMBUSTERS completing the reverse lettering. |
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