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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Remembrance Day, Gold Plated
| Issuer | Jersey |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Composition | Gold (.999) plated copper-nickel |
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| Obverse description | Fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting a mature crowned and draped bust with fine detail in the hair and crown. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs across the upper field and 'BAILIWICK OF JERSEY' continues to the right, while 'FIVE POUNDS' appears vertically along the left rim and '· 2017 ·' is positioned in the lower field. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation of the bust. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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Jersey's Remembrance issues occupy an awkward space in modern numismatics — struck in base metal with a thin gold wash, priced well above face value, and marketed primarily to collectors rather than circulated. The island's connection to Remembrance Day commemoration carries genuine historical weight: Jersey was the only part of the British Isles occupied by German forces during the Second World War, from 1940 to 1945, giving its commemorative output on this subject a local gravity that most issuing authorities cannot claim.