5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Salvation Army; Silver Proof

Reverse

Shield with lettering within surrounded by a garland and with a banner above.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
150 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
THE
SALVATION
ARMY

Engraver: Laura Clancy

Edge

Reeded

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Mint description:
The Royal Mint is to issue a special £5 coin honouring 150 years of The Salvation Army – the organisation started in 1865 by William Booth to help the vulnerable and fight social injustice.
William Booth’s upbringing was one touched by hardship, but arriving in London in search of work, the pawnbroker turned preacher was shocked by what he saw. Fuelled by a desire to alleviate the suffering he witnessed in the slums of the city’s East End, he sought to bring ‘soup, soap and salvation’ to the destitute and starving – and so the work of The Salvation Army began.
The purpose of The Salvation Army is as relevant today as it has always been. Described as a ‘global force for good’, 100,000 employees and countless volunteers carry on its work in 126 countries. The distinctive uniforms worn by its officers and soldiers identifies ‘Salvationists’ and is a symbol of availability to those in need. The uniform carries an ‘S’ insignia for ‘Salvation’ and means ‘saved to serve’.
The Royal Mint’s £5 coin honouring the work of The Salvation Army has been struck for Alderney in Silver Proof and Brilliant Uncirculated editions, and features the obverse by Ian Rank-Broadley and a reverse by Royal Mint Engraver Laura Clancy. The design portrays the famous shield insignia first worn by wartime volunteers assisting on the front lines.

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Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2015	1500	-	-	-	-	-	-

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