5 Pounds - Elizabeth II End of World War I - Tanks

Alderney occupied a peculiar position in the First World War tank story: the Channel Islands sat under the direct flight path of German Zeppelins crossing to bomb England, yet the island's real connection to the centenary commemorative industry is purely administrative. Alderney issues coins under Crown dependency authority but maintains no independent mint — production was contracted, as with virtually all Alderney commemoratives of this period, through the Royal Mint or licensed private producers.

The tank itself entered combat at Flers-Courcelette on 15 September 1916, deployed far earlier than many commanders believed wise.