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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Oliver Cromwell
| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, as sculpted by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend surrounding the portrait reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY, with the engraver's initials IRB and the date 2007 also appearing in the field. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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Cromwell's appearance on a British Crown-format commemorative is genuinely peculiar — he abolished the monarchy, executed Charles I in 1649, and ruled as Lord Protector until his death in 1658. Guernsey's willingness to issue this piece reflects the island's semi-detached constitutional position more than any rehabilitative consensus on the mainland.
The 2007 date places it in a wave of British commemorative silver largely produced by the Pobjoy Mint under contract, with Guernsey acting as issuing authority for coins that rarely saw the island itself.