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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Queen Victoria
| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II · BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY · FIVE POUNDS · 2019 · IRB |
| Reverse description | The reverse is inspired by the Victorian florin of 1849, featuring an elaborate Gothic cross design with a central beaded medallion enclosing a left-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Victoria. The four arms of the cross are embellished with a diaper-pattern ground, while the four quarters between the arms each contain a crowned heraldic shield bearing the arms of England (three lions passant guardant), Scotland (lion rampant), Ireland (harp), and a combined quartered shield. The overall composition closely replicates the cruciform arrangement and heraldic symbolism of William Dyce's original florin design, adapted here for this commemorative issue. |
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Issued to mark the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth, this Guernsey crown-sized piece falls into a crowded commemorative market where the island's treasury has long competed for collector attention alongside Royal Mint issues covering identical anniversaries. Guernsey's separate issuing authority gives it legal latitude to produce coins that parallel — and occasionally undercut — official British commemoratives on price, which largely explains the volume of silver output from St. Peter Port across the past three decades.
KM#360 is a relatively late addition to the Guernsey commemorative catalogue and saw wide retail distribution through third-party dealers.