Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5 Pounds - Elizabeth II HMS Ark Royal
| Issuer | Guernsey |
|---|---|
| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY IRB 2005 |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
HMS Ark Royal has carried the name through five distinct vessels in the Royal Navy, a lineage stretching back to the 1587 galleon that served against the Spanish Armada. The 2005 issue coincides with the centenary of naval aviation commemorations, tied to the then-current Ark Royal — the R07 Invincible-class carrier commissioned in 1985, which had seen service in the Adriatic during operations over Bosnia and later in the 2003 Iraq conflict. Guernsey has issued commemorative crowns prolifically since the 1970s, largely targeting the collector market rather than circulation.