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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Normandy Landings 1944
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Thickness | 3 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, as sculpted by Ian Rank-Broadley. The truncation of the bust bears the engraver's initials IRB. The circular legend reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF JERSEY, with the date 2009 incorporated into the inscription. |
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| Reverse description | Three fully-equipped Allied infantrymen in battle dress and steel helmets are depicted in dynamic relief, advancing forward from a landing craft whose lowered ramp is visible at the left of the field, evoking the D-Day assault on the beaches of Normandy. The central foreground figure, heavily laden with full kit and armed with a rifle, dominates the composition, flanked by two comrades in similarly armed postures. The upper field carries the series title GREAT BATTLES in bold letters, while the inscription NORMANDY LANDINGS 1944 appears to the right in the mid-field. The denomination FIVE POUNDS is inscribed along the lower exergue. |
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| Mintage | 2009 - Proof - 25,000 |
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