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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II HMS Ark Royal with combat aircraft, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | Dynamic central composition commemorating 100 years of British Naval Aviation, depicting HMS Ark Royal aircraft carrier in three-quarter perspective view occupying the lower field, with three aircraft in flight above representing different eras of Fleet Air Arm history: a vintage biplane in the upper field, a propeller-driven aircraft in the mid-field, and a modern jet aircraft in the foreground. A 'Fly Navy' logo appears in a cartouche at lower left. The commemorative legend '100 YEARS OF NAVAL AVIATION' arcs around the upper periphery, with 'FIVE POUNDS' inscribed along the lower exergual band. |
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| Reverse lettering | 100 YEARS OF NAVAL AVIATION FLY NAVY FIVE POUNDS |
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HMS Ark Royal (R07), the Invincible-class carrier this coin commemorates, was at the time of issue still active — she wouldn't be decommissioned until 2011, a decision that drew sharp criticism when it left the Royal Navy without fixed-wing carrier capability for nearly a decade. The timing of her retirement, driven by the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, aged this commemorative awkwardly fast.