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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Battle of Britain Class
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Weight | 28.28 g |
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| Obverse description | Fourth crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The sovereign's portrait is rendered in fine relief with draped shoulders. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY 2013, with the engraver's initials IRB positioned below the truncation of the neck. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY 2013 IRB |
| Reverse description | A full-colour pad-printed illustration dominates the field, depicting a Southern Railway Battle of Britain Class steam locomotive at full speed, shown in three-quarter perspective travelling to the right, its boiler finished in BR malachite green with red and black lining detail and the number 4 visible on the smokebox. Steam billows dramatically from the engine, and the composition includes a section of railway track rendered in raised gold-plated relief in the lower field. The arc legend BATTLE OF BRITAIN CLASS appears in the upper portion of the field, while the denomination FIFTY PENCE is displayed within a raised nameplate cartouche at the base. |
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