5 Pounds - Elizabeth II End of World War I - Recruitment

5 Pounds - Elizabeth II (End of World War I - Recruitment) - obverse5 Pounds - Elizabeth II (End of World War I - Recruitment) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Alderney (Guernsey)
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2008
Value 5 Pounds
5 GGP = USD 6.32
Currency Pound (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 28.28 g
Diameter 38.61 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
114815
References KM# 184
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

90th Anniversary of the end of World War I

Series: End of World War I

Obverse

Head of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain Tiara

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ALDERNEY ELIZABETH II
IRB
2008

Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Soldiers and workers, flag in background

Script: Latin

Lettering: FIVE POUNDS

Designer: Royal Mint Design Studio

Edge

Reeded

5 Pounds - Elizabeth II (End of World War I - Recruitment) -  obverse

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Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

This coin is named "Recruitment" on the papers attached to the coin. It shows soldiers recruited from workers.

Part of set of 18 coins (6 from Alderney, 6 from Cayman and 6 from Solomon Islands)

Krauze catalogues lists also gold version of this coin however there is no trace of these coins (Royal Mint archived documentation says only about silver coins in sales)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2008  10 000 Proof

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