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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II WWI: Royal British Legion - Comradeship
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Reference(s) | KM# 266 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, rendered in the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend BAILIWICK OF JERSEY arcs across the upper field, while ELIZABETH II and the date 2014 appear along the lower periphery. The engraver's initials IRB are incised beneath the Queen's truncation. The coin is struck in the distinctive poppy shape, giving the obverse an irregular contoured outline characteristic of this commemorative series. |
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| Reverse lettering | FIVE POUNDS 1914 · FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY · 1918 |
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The Royal British Legion was founded in 1921, amalgamating four separate ex-servicemen's organisations that had formed independently in the years immediately following the Armistice. The "Comradeship" theme in this series draws directly on the Legion's founding principle — that mutual support among veterans was a civic obligation, not charity. Jersey issued several coins in this WWI centenary run between 2014 and 2018, each tied to a Legion value.
Gold-plated steel of this type was widely adopted by smaller issuing authorities during the commemorative coin boom of the 2010s, producing crown-sized pieces at accessible price points with no pretense of bullion value.