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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II End of World War I - Remembrance
| Issuer | Alderney |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II 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 ALDERNEY ELIZABETH II IRB 2008 in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Mintage | 2008 - Proof - 10,000 |
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Alderney occupied a peculiar position in the First World War's memory — the island was evacuated and occupied by German forces in the Second World War, not the First, leaving its relationship to WWI commemoration somewhat abstracted from direct local experience. The Royal Mint struck this piece under license, as Alderney's Crown Dependency status permits it to issue legal tender coins that are produced and quality-controlled entirely off-island.
KM#186 is one of several near-identical 28.28g silver issues Alderney released across the 2000s under broad commemorative themes, sharing specifications with standard Commonwealth crown-sized pieces of the period.