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  • 5 Pence 1999-2010, KM# 97, Guernsey, Elizabeth II
  • 5 Pence 1999-2010, KM# 97, Guernsey, Elizabeth II
Description

Guernsey is a jurisdiction within the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a Crown dependency. Situated in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, the jurisdiction embraces not only all ten parishes on the island of Guernsey, but also the much smaller inhabited islands of Herm, Jethou and Lihou together with many small islets and rocks. The jurisdiction is not part of the Commonwealth of Nations. However, defence and most foreign relations are handled by the British Government.

Obverse

Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, small coat of arms of Guernsey at left.

The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara was a wedding present in 1947 from her grandmother, Queen Mary, who received it as a gift from the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland in 1893 on the occasion of her marriage to the Duke of York, later George V. Made by E. Wolfe & Co., it was purchased from Garrard & Co. by a committee organised by Lady Eve Greville. In 1914, Mary adapted the tiara to take 13 diamonds in place of the large oriental pearls surmounting the tiara. At first, Elizabeth wore the tiara without its base and pearls but the base was reattached in 1969. The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara is one of Elizabeth's most recognisable pieces of jewellery due to its widespread use on British banknotes and coinage.

Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley

ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY
IRB

Reverse

Two yachts with spinnaker sailing to the right, value and date around.

Engraver: Robert Elderton

FIVE PENCE 2003
5

Edge

5 Pence

4th portrait, Non-magnetic
KM# 97 Schön# 89
Characteristics
Material Cupronickel
Weight 3.25 g
Diameter 18 mm
Thickness 1.7 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Royal Mint

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