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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Mallard 4468
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of the LNER Class A4 Pacific steam locomotive Mallard (locomotive number 4468) shown in left-facing three-quarter side view, with its distinctive streamlined Art Deco bodywork prominently rendered. The locomotive's nameplate MALLARD is visible on the boiler casing. Stylized speed lines arc across the upper field, evoking the record-breaking run. The denomination FIVE POUNDS appears along the upper border, while the year of the speed record 1938, the record speed 126 M.P.H., and the locomotive number 4468 are inscribed across the lower portion of the field. |
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The LNER Class A4 No. 4468 *Mallard* set the world speed record for steam traction on 3 July 1938 — 126 mph on Stoke Bank, Lincolnshire — a record that still stands. The run was partly a publicity exercise orchestrated by Nigel Gresley and the LNER against mounting competition from road and air transport, and the locomotive was deliberately pushed hard enough that the big end bearing ran hot immediately afterward.
Guernsey issued this piece as part of a broader commemorative program rather than from any particular constitutional connection to British railway history.