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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Battle of Waterloo
2015 year| Silver plated copper | 25.00 g | 38.60 mm |
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2015 |
| Value | 5 Pounds 5 SHP = USD 6.55 |
| Currency | Pound (1971-date) |
| Composition | Silver plated copper |
| Weight | 25.00 g |
| Diameter | 38.60 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-08 |
| Numista | N#221769 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BATTLE OF WATERLOO
1815 ~ 2015
FIVE POUNDS
Edge
Reeded
Comment
The Battle of Waterloo took place on June 18, 1815, in Belgium, twenty kilometers south of Brussels, in the present-day province of Walloon Brabant. The battle pitted the French army, known as the Armée du Nord, led by Emperor Napoleon I, against the Allied army, led by the Duke of Wellington and made up of British, German (Hanover, Brunswick and Nassau contingents) and Dutch (Belgian and Dutch units) troops, joined by the Prussian army commanded by Field Marshal Blücher. It ended with the decisive defeat of the French army. (Source : www.wikipedia.org)
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it was minted to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, which took place on June 18, 1815. The Battle of Waterloo was a significant military engagement in which British forces led by the Duke of Wellington and General Gebhard von Blücher defeated the French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte. The coin's design features an image of Elizabeth II on one side and a depiction of the Battle of Waterloo on the other.
