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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II RNLI, Roy Barker I and Queen, Gold plated
| Issuer | Alderney (Guernsey) |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of the Trent-class RNLI lifeboat Roy Barker I at sea, rendered in fine detail with waves beneath the hull. A cameo portrait of Queen Elizabeth II appears to the upper right of the vessel, accompanied by a flag flying above the boat. The surrounding legend commemorates Her Majesty's patronage of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution since 1952. The denomination FIVE POUNDS appears within the legend, and the engraver's initials MJG are incorporated into the design. |
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Alderney issues commemoratives under Guernsey's authority but holds its own distinct legal tender status — a quirk that makes these pieces technically spendable on an island with a permanent population under 2,000. This coin marks the RNLI's 200th anniversary, the institution founded in 1824 by Sir William Hillary after he witnessed repeated shipwrecks off the Isle of Man coast. Roy Barker I was an Aldeburgh lifeboat lost in the North Sea in 1953 with six of her crew.