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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II H.M.S. Warspite
| Issuer | Alderney |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Reverse description | A detailed relief depiction of HMS Warspite, the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship, shown underway at sea with her main armament firing, billowing gun smoke rising into the field to the right. The inner field is bordered by a rope motif, with a Royal Navy White Ensign flag depicted at the top centre. Anchor emblems flank the lower legend, and a reef knot is rendered at the base of the design. The legend THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY arcs along the upper periphery, HMS WARSPITE along the lower, and the denomination FIVE POUNDS appears in the central lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY HMS WARSPITE FIVE POUNDS |
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HMS Warspite earned more battle honours than any other ship in Royal Navy history — fifteen in total, spanning Jutland in 1916 through to Walcheren in 1944. She was hit by German radio-controlled glide bombs off Salerno in 1943, the first successful use of such a weapon in combat, yet survived to continue service. Alderney has issued commemorative crowns of this type prolifically, and the Warspite subject appeared across multiple formats and issuers in the early 2000s.
The ship was sold for scrapping in 1947 but ran aground in Prussia Cove, Cornwall, before reaching the breakers — effectively choosing her own grave.