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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Sovereign of the Seas
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed depiction of the 17th-century warship Sovereign of the Seas under full sail, shown navigating choppy waters with smaller vessels visible in the foreground and background. The ship is rendered with exceptional intricacy, featuring multiple masts, billowing sails, rigging, and a Royal Navy ensign flying from the mainmast. The design is framed by a rope border, with the curved legend THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY along the upper periphery and SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS along the lower periphery. The denomination FIVE POUNDS appears to the left of the vessel within the field. |
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The Sovereign of the Seas was an English warship launched in 1637 under Charles I, built by master shipwright Phineas Pett at a cost so extravagant — roughly £65,000 — that it triggered a constitutional crisis. The ship tax levied to fund her construction, known as Ship Money, was extended from coastal counties to inland ones in defiance of precedent, fueling the grievances that fed directly into the English Civil War.
Jersey's commemorative crown-sized issues of this period were struck by the Royal Mint to standard crown specifications.