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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II WWI: Royal British Legion - Reflection
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, rendered in high relief against a polished field. The legend BAILIWICK OF JERSEY arcs above the portrait, while ELIZABETH II and the date 2014 appear below. The design is struck on a poppy-shaped flan with a distinctive gold-plated finish. The portrait style is consistent with the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy used on British Crown dependency coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | BAILIWICK OF JERSEY IRB ELIZABETH II 2014 |
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The Royal British Legion was founded in 1921, amalgamating four separate ex-servicemen's organizations that had formed in the immediate aftermath of the First World War. Jersey's commemorative program for the WWI centenary ran across multiple years and titles, this piece being among the gold-plated steel issues produced for broad retail distribution rather than collector-grade precious metal coinage.
The Legion's poppy appeal, which this series broadly supports in theme, raised over £36 million in 2013 alone.