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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Puffin, Silver Coloured
| Issuer | Alderney (Guernsey) |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, with a pearl drop earring visible and hair elegantly dressed beneath the crown. The portrait, rendered in fine relief against a highly polished proof field, is the fourth definitive effigy as used on Channel Islands coinage. The circular legend reads ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA REGINA around the upper arc, with ALDERNEY C.I. to the right and the date 2019 positioned in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistically rendered Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) stands in full profile facing right at centre, depicted in polychrome colour with its distinctive black-and-white plumage, vivid orange bill, and orange feet faithfully reproduced. The bird is set against a coastal landscape background featuring stylised cliff formations to the left and sea thrift flora to the right, all rendered in fine engraved detail. The denomination legend FIVE POUNDS arcs across the upper field, while the lower portion of the field carries the fineness and weight inscription .999 FINE Ag 1 TROY OZ. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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