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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Truth
| Issuer | East India Company |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Weight | 155.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a jeweled crown, drop earring, and necklace, rendered in high relief against a decorative geometric patterned field. The portrait is framed by a beaded inner border and a raised outer rim. The surrounding legend reads ST. HELENA · QUEEN ELIZABETH II · 2022 distributed around the upper arc, with the denomination £5 to the left and FIVE OUNCES 999 SILVER along the lower arc. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a classical allegorical figure of Truth shown in left-profile relief, draped in flowing robes, holding a mirror aloft in her right hand. With her left arm she reaches back to comfort a small child standing beside her, who in turn holds a palm branch. The composition is rendered in a neo-classical engraving style with fine detailing in the drapery and figures. The legend TRUTH · CONQUERS · ALL arcs around the design, with the East India Company monogram E I C positioned in the lower field. |
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| Mintage | 2022 |
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