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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II End of WWII - Returning Evacuees
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, as rendered by engraver Ian Rank-Broadley. The Queen's portrait is shown in high relief as a draped bust. The legend ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF JERSEY arcs above, with the date 2005 and the engraver's initials IRB positioned below the portrait. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Jersey issued a series of commemorative crowns in 2005 marking the 60th anniversary of liberation from German occupation, which had lasted from July 1940 until May 9, 1945 — a date still observed on the island as Liberation Day, a public holiday. The evacuee theme is specific to Jersey's wartime experience: before the occupation began, British authorities ordered the voluntary evacuation of children and some adults to the mainland, separating thousands of Jersey families for the duration of the war.
Roughly a quarter of Jersey's pre-war population left before German forces arrived. Their return in 1945 was complicated by housing shortages and the psychological strain of five years apart.