Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5 Pounds - Elizabeth II RNLI, Roy Barker I, Silver Plated
| Issuer | States of Alderney |
|---|---|
| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Central depiction of the RNLI Trent-class lifeboat Roy Barker I underway at sea, rendered in high relief with colorized RNLI flag flying from the vessel. Waves and sea spray are detailed around the hull, conveying a sense of dynamic motion. The vessel's designation 14-04 appears as part of the design. The surrounding legend reads WITH COURAGE NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE RNLI 14-04 FIVE POUNDS, distributed around the circumference of the coin. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution celebrated its bicentenary in 2024, but commemorative issues began appearing several years earlier as part of a rolling program of institutional anniversaries. The Roy Barker I served the RNLI's Bridlington station from 1969, an Oakley-class vessel whose design was specifically engineered for self-righting after capsize — a critical innovation that the RNLI had spent decades developing after multiple crew fatalities in earlier designs.