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| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Diameter | 38.61 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a diamond diadem and drop earring, her hair styled in characteristic waves and curls, as executed in the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The peripheral legend reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY, with the date 2010 positioned at lower right. The engraver's initials IRB appear truncated at the base of the portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY 2010 IRB |
| Reverse description | A jubilant liberation scene depicting a crowd of celebrating islanders waving Union flags in the foreground, with a Gothic church and a statue on a pedestal visible in the background. A string of triangular bunting pennants bearing the word LIBERATION is draped across the upper field, below which the denomination FIVE POUNDS is inscribed along the upper periphery. The commemorative series inscription BRITISH ISLES AT WAR arcs along the lower periphery, framing the entire festive composition. |
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