5 Pounds (World War I) – Guernsey
Non-circulating coins
Commemoration: 100th Anniversary of the start of World War I
Series: WWI Centenary
Context
Year: 2014
Country: British Crown dependencies
Issuer: Guernsey
Ruler: Elizabeth II
Currency:
(since 1971)
Total mintage: 495
Material
References
Numista: #472414
Value
Exchange value: 5 GGP
Obverse
Description:
Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" Tiara. Legend above and below, date beneath.
Inscription:
BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY
IRB
ELIZABETH II 2014
IRB
ELIZABETH II 2014
Script: Latin
Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley
Reverse
Description:
Poppy fields: value above, color below.
Inscription:
FIVE POUNDS
'In Flanders' fields the poppies blow
Between the croses, row on row'
1914 · FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY · 1918
'In Flanders' fields the poppies blow
Between the croses, row on row'
1914 · FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY · 1918
Script: Latin
Edge
Reeded
✨ Legendary