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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Royal Navy - John Fisher
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF JERSEY arcs around the upper field, with the date 2009 below and the engraver's initials IRB truncated at the neck. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY JOHN FISHER 1841-1920 FIVE POUNDS |
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John Fisher's appointment as First Sea Lord in 1904 triggered the most radical restructuring of the Royal Navy since the Napoleonic Wars. His obsession with speed and firepower produced HMS Dreadnought in 1906 — built in just 366 days and instantly rendering every other battleship in the world obsolete, including Britain's own fleet.
Jersey's place in this series is largely ceremonial, but Fisher was a figure of genuine controversy: forced from office in 1915 after his public resignation over the Gallipoli campaign, he never held command again.