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| 正面描述 | Fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicted as a right-facing diademed and draped bust occupying the central field of the heptagonal flan. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail on the tiara and hair. The circumferential Latin legend reads ELIZABETH·II·D·G REG·F·D, with the date below and to the right of the truncation, and the engraver's initials IRB incuse beneath the bust. |
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| 背面描述 | Central design by Clive Duncan depicting a helmeted soldier in combat uniform carrying a wounded comrade to safety, rendered in bold high relief against the stylised outline of the Victoria Cross — Britain's highest military decoration — whose four arms radiate dynamic burst lines across the field, evoking the chaos and heroism of battle. The soldier figure is shown striding forward in a protective stance, conveying selfless bravery under fire. The denomination legend FIFTY PENCE is inscribed along the lower arc in spaced capital letters, with the engraver's initials CD visible beneath the central figure. |
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This issue commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Victoria Cross, instituted by Royal Warrant in January 1856 to recognize acts of valor during the Crimean War — a conflict that had exposed catastrophic failures in the British military establishment and created public demand for a merit-based decoration cutting across rank. The first 62 crosses were presented by Queen Victoria herself in Hyde Park in June 1857, cast from the cascabels of Russian cannon captured at Sevastopol.
The bronze used for VC casting has been traced to those same guns ever since, a tradition the Royal Mint took care to acknowledge in its 2006 commemorative program.