5 Pounds - Elizabeth II The Merchant Navy 21C1, Silver Proof Gold plated

Alderney's commemorative program has long served as a vehicle for British royal and maritime themes, issuing coins under Crown Dependency authority but outside the mainstream Royal Mint catalog. The Merchant Navy series honors a fleet that suffered devastating losses during the Second World War — over 30,000 merchant seamen killed, a casualty rate proportionally higher than any branch of the armed forces.

The 21C1 designation marks this as the first piece in the 21st-century continuation of the series.