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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II HMS Victory, Gold Proof
| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed depiction of HMS Victory, Nelson's flagship first-rate ship of the line, shown under full sail in three-quarter view filling the central field. The rigging, gun decks, hull, and billowing sails are rendered with exceptional relief and precision. A small circular copper insert, inlaid at the lower right, bears the HMS Victory emblem with the inscription HMS VICTORY surrounding a ship motif. The arc legend HMS VICTORY 250TH ANNIVERSARY curves around the upper periphery, while FIVE POUNDS appears in relief along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | HMS VICTORY 250TH ANNIVERSARY FIVE POUNDS HMS VICTORY |
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HMS Victory never fired a shot after Trafalgar. Badly damaged in the 1805 battle, she limped back to Gibraltar under tow and spent the next decade in and out of refit before being permanently drydocked at Portsmouth in 1922 — the world's oldest naval warship still in commission. The copper insert in this coin draws from that tradition of preservation theater, using material meant to evoke the ship's copper-sheathed hull.
Guernsey's Royal Mint-produced commemoratives of this period frequently used bimetallic and insert formats to justify premium pricing. The .9167 gold alloy is standard 22-karat coin gold, the same specification used for British sovereigns.