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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II European Football, Silver Proof
| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Weight | 28.28 g |
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| Reverse description | Central design depicting a relief-modelled association football against a stylised background of radiating lines suggestive of stadium floodlights, with a raised cartographic representation of the European continent occupying the right portion of the field. The football is rendered in three-dimensional detail with its characteristic pentagonal and hexagonal panel pattern. The upper peripheral legend reads EUROPEAN FOOTBALL, and the lower legend reads FIVE POUNDS, both in bold raised lettering against the mirrored proof field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Guernsey issued this piece to coincide with UEFA Euro 1996, hosted entirely in England — the tournament's first return to British soil since 1996 was England's only major tournament as host since the 1966 World Cup. The competition ran across eight venues from June to July, with Germany defeating the Czech Republic in the final at Wembley on a golden goal.
KM#68a distinguishes the silver proof from the base metal circulation strike KM#68. Mintage figures for Guernsey's proof sports commemoratives of this period were typically kept low, with production handled through the Pobjoy Mint.