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5 Pounds Elizabeth II Red Cross ship S.S. Vega
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The peripheral legend reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY, with the date 2010 appearing at lower right. The portrait is rendered in fine detail, with the Queen wearing a tiara and pearl earring. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY 2010 IRB |
| Reverse description | Central composition depicting the Red Cross relief ship S.S. Vega moored at a quayside, with the ship's name VEGA inscribed on her hull. In the left foreground, a group of civilian figures, including women and children, are shown collecting and carrying Red Cross parcels, with a handcart visible at left. The scene commemorates the wartime humanitarian role of the vessel during the German occupation of the Channel Islands. The upper legend reads FIVE POUNDS and the lower legend reads BRITISH ISLES AT WAR, separated by the central design. |
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