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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Prince William's 21st Birthday
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The truncation bears the engraver's initials IRB. The encircling legend reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY, with the date 2003 positioned at the lower right of the field. |
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| Reverse description | Youthful bust-length portrait of H.R.H. Prince William of Wales facing slightly left, depicted in casual attire with a collared sweater. A heraldic royal coat of arms appears prominently to the right of the portrait in the mid-field. The circumscribed legend H.R.H. PRINCE WILLIAM OF WALES arcs along the upper border, while the denomination FIVE POUNDS is inscribed along the lower right periphery, separated by a raised dot. |
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William's 21st birthday in June 2003 generated a wave of commemorative issues across British Crown Dependencies, each racing to produce a marketable piece ahead of the date. Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man all struck their own versions, resulting in near-identical issues that flooded the collector market simultaneously and have traded at modest premiums ever since.