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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Edward V
| Issuer | Alderney |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a front-facing bust portrait of King Edward V, depicted as a young boy wearing an ermine-trimmed robe and a jewelled crown, after a medieval artistic source, engraved by David Cornell. To the left of the figure appears the White Rose of York, an heraldic badge associated with the House of York, while to the right is the royal arms of England quarterly, displaying the fleurs-de-lis of France and the lions passant guardant of England. The upper legend 'EDWARD V r. 1483' arches above the central device, commemorating his brief reign, and the denomination 'FIVE POUNDS' is inscribed along the lower border. |
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| Reverse lettering | EDWARD V r. 1483 FIVE POUNDS |
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Edward V is one of only two English monarchs never to have been crowned — his reign lasted roughly 86 days in 1483 before he and his brother Richard disappeared into the Tower of London, almost certainly murdered on the orders of their uncle, who took the throne as Richard III. The exact fate of the Princes in the Tower remains unresolved; no confirmed remains, no trial, no contemporary admission.
Alderney, a Crown dependency outside the UK but not part of it, issues commemorative coins under Royal Mint arrangements — giving pieces like this legal tender status that purely private issues lack.