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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Victoria Cross - Chard, Hook and Bromhead
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, with a drop earring visible. The portrait is rendered in high relief after the model by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the bust truncation. The peripheral legend reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF JERSEY, with the date 2006 positioned to the lower right of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a group portrait of three Victoria Cross recipients from the Battle of Rorke's Drift — Lieutenant John Chard, Private Henry Hook, and Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead — rendered in a detailed vignette composition with their names inscribed above. The Victoria Cross medal is prominently displayed in the lower centre of the design, flanked by the figures. The inscription FOR VALOUR appears to the upper right, referencing the motto of the Victoria Cross, alongside the text RORKE'S DRIFT 1879. The lower legend reads FIVE POUNDS, separated by pellets. |
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