Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Victoria Cross, Henry Ramage, Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Alderney |
|---|---|
| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Dynamic central composition depicting Henry Ramage mounted on horseback at full gallop, rescuing a fallen comrade during the Battle of Balaklava in 1854, with additional figures and horses rendered in high relief against the proof field. The Victoria Cross medal, shown in full detail with its distinctive cross pattée and crown motif, is prominently displayed in the lower central field. The legend HENRY RAMAGE arcs along the upper left periphery, FOR VALOUR at the top centre, and BALAKLAVA - 1854 along the upper right, with the denomination FIVE POUNDS inscribed along the lower rim. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The Victoria Cross commemorated here honors Henry Ramage, a Scottish-born sailor who received the decoration during the Crimean War for his actions at the siege of Sebastopol in 1855. Ramage was one of the earliest recipients of the VC, which had only been instituted by Royal Warrant in January of that same year — meaning the medal itself was newer than the war it was first awarded in.
Alderney's use of the denomination for VC commemoratives in 2006 marked the 150th anniversary of the cross's institution.