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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Duke of Wellington - Silver
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, bareheaded with styled hair, after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear in the field below the truncation. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY, with the date 2002 positioned to the lower right of the field. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished proof field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a large right-facing portrait bust of the Duke of Wellington in military uniform occupying the right portion of the field, with a dynamic battle scene to the left depicting cavalry and infantry in colorful blue uniforms on horseback and on foot, evoking the Napoleonic Wars. The denomination FIVE POUNDS is inscribed prominently in the upper right field, while the arc legend 1769 · THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON · 1852 spans the upper portion of the coin, recording his birth and death years. The composition is executed in a combination of frosted relief figures against a polished field, characteristic of proof coinage. |
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