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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee, Silver proof with gold plating
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Thickness | 3 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, after the portrait model by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The sovereign's name and issuer legend are inscribed around the upper periphery, with the denomination FIVE POUNDS and date 2022 completing the circular legend. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY · FIVE POUNDS · 2022 · IRB |
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Guernsey has issued commemorative crown-sized pieces through the London-based pobjoy Mint and later Jubilee Mint for decades, but the Platinum Jubilee of 2022 marked an unusual moment — Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to reach 70 years on the throne, a milestone no predecessor had approached. She died that September, making every piece struck for this jubilee year simultaneously a celebration and an inadvertent memorial.
The selective gilding on this issue targets specific design elements rather than blanketing the surface, a technique that requires a secondary masking and electroplating process after the proof strike itself.