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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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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| 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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| Reverse lettering | FIVE POUNDS BRITISH ISLES AT WAR VEGA |
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