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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Alderney |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Third-generation crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as designed by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the George IV State Diadem. The legend ELIZABETH II appears to the left and ALDERNEY to the right, with the date 2001 positioned in the lower exergue. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail to the crown and neckline. |
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| Reverse lettering | · HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II 75TH BIRTHDAY · £5 |
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Alderney, the smallest of the three main Channel Islands with a population under 2,500, issues coins through a licensing arrangement with the Royal Mint that has no bearing on everyday commerce — these pieces are legal tender in name only, never intended to circulate. The 2001 date places this squarely in the wave of commemorative five-pound pieces produced around the time of Queen Elizabeth II's 75th birthday, a format the Royal Mint supplied to several Crown Dependencies simultaneously under near-identical striking conditions.