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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II End of World War II, Silver Proof
| Issuer | States of Alderney |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Crowned right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, drop earrings, and a pearl necklace, as designed by Raphael David Maklouf. The portrait, identified by the engraver's initials RDM at the truncation, is rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left periphery, with ALDERNEY positioned to the upper right. The date 2005 appears in the lower field beneath the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II ALDERNEY 2005 |
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Alderney's place in the Second World War was anything but peripheral. The island was occupied by German forces from July 1940 until May 1945 — the only British territory to endure the full duration of Nazi occupation — and its civilian population had been almost entirely evacuated beforehand, leaving it essentially a garrison island with forced labor camps. The sixtieth anniversary issue draws on that specific, uncomfortable history rather than the broader Allied narrative.
KM#53a is the silver proof variant of a base metal circulation issue struck the same year, distinguished by the .925 fineness and a mintage kept deliberately low for the collector market.