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  • 5 Pounds 2016, KM# 251, Alderney, Elizabeth II, 50th Anniversary of Engand Winning the 1966 Football (Soccer) World Cup
  • 5 Pounds 2016, KM# 251, Alderney, Elizabeth II, 50th Anniversary of Engand Winning the 1966 Football (Soccer) World Cup
  • 5 Pounds 2016, KM# 251, Alderney, Elizabeth II, 50th Anniversary of Engand Winning the 1966 Football (Soccer) World Cup, Folder
Description

The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial association football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 July to 30 July 1966. England defeated West Germany 4–2 in the final to win their first (and only) World Cup; the match had finished at 2–2 after 90 minutes and went to extra time, when Geoff Hurst scored two goals to complete his hat-trick, the first and as of 2021 only to be scored in a World Cup final, with spectators storming the pitch during the fourth goal. England were the fifth nation to win the event, and the third host nation to win after Uruguay in 1930 and Italy in 1934. Brazil were the defending champions, but they failed to progress from the group stage.

Obverse

Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara.

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.

ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FIDEI DEFENSATRIX means Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen and Defender of the Faith.

Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley

ALDERNEY FIVE POUNDS ELIZABETH II
2016
IRB

Reverse

Depicts a football with a world map, trophy and England badge, date below.

The Jules Rimet Trophy, originally named "Victory," was the inaugural prize for winning the FIFA World Cup. Renamed in 1946 to honor FIFA President Jules Rimet, it was designed by French sculptor Abel Lafleur and crafted from gold-plated sterling silver on a lapis lazuli base. Standing 35 centimeters (14 inches) tall and weighing 3.8 kilograms (8.4 pounds), the trophy featured a decagonal cup supported by a winged figure representing Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. The first recipients were Uruguay, winners of the 1930 World Cup. However, the trophy's history is marred by theft incidents. In 1966, it was stolen from an exhibition in London but miraculously recovered a week later by a dog named Pickles. Brazil's third victory in 1970 granted them permanent possession of the trophy, displayed in Rio de Janeiro under bullet-proof glass. Tragically, in 1983, the trophy was stolen again and has never been found, believed to have been melted down and sold. Only a single piece, the original base, has been recovered.

Engraver: Emma Noble

• WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP • JULES RIMET CUP • ENGLAND •
1966

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Cupronickel
Weight 28.28 g
Diameter 38.61 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Royal Mint

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