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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Edward II
| Issuer | Alderney |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central bust portrait of King Edward II facing forward, flanked by a heraldic lily to the left and a shield to the right, rendered in a historicist style evoking medieval regalia. The king's name and regnal dates EDWARD II r. 1307-1327 are inscribed as a legend above the composition, while the denomination FIVE POUNDS appears in the lower field. The overall design conveys the solemnity and heraldic character appropriate to a medieval monarch of England. |
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Alderney, a Crown dependency outside the United Kingdom proper, issues commemorative coinage under royal warrant but outside the British Royal Mint's direct remit — giving it unusual latitude to produce themed pieces that wouldn't appear in standard UK series. Edward II's reign ended at Berkeley Castle in 1327 under circumstances that remain genuinely disputed: whether murdered on orders from his queen Isabella and her lover Mortimer, or whether he escaped and died later in Italy, historians have never fully settled.