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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Victoria Cross, Daniel Laidlaw
| Issuer | Alderney |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed commemorative composition depicting Pipe Major Daniel Laidlaw of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his gallantry at the Battle of Loos in 1915. Laidlaw is shown in the foreground in military uniform, with a battle scene rendered in the background field. The Victoria Cross medal is prominently displayed at the lower centre of the design. Inscriptions identifying the subject, the battle, and the denomination are arranged across the upper and lower portions of the field. |
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| Mintage | 2006 - Proof - 30,000 |
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The Victoria Cross commemorated here was awarded to Piper Daniel Laidlaw of the 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers at the Battle of Loos in September 1915. With his company pinned down and immobilized by gas, Laidlaw climbed onto the parapet under heavy fire and played his pipes to rally the troops forward — an act that earned him the VC and the enduring nickname "Piper of Loos." He was wounded during the assault but continued playing.
Alderney has issued VC commemoratives for numerous individual recipients. Laidlaw survived the war, dying in 1950.