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| £5 British Pound Sterling note, Queen Elizabeth |
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| £5 Pounds, Duke of Wellington |
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Obverse: Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen is depicted in state robes, wearing the George IV State Diadem, Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee necklace and Queen Alexandra’s Cluster Earrings. Bank of England logo: Britannia seated next to a pile of coins and a shield, holding a spear and a laurel or olive branch. Nike, also known as Victoria, winged goddess of victory riding a chariot pulled by two horses.
Reverse: Portrait of Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852), was a British soldier and statesman, a native of Ireland from the Anglo-Irish Ascendancy, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century. Scene during the famous Battle of Salamanca.
The Battle of Salamanca saw the Anglo-Portuguese army under the Duke of Wellington defeat Marshal Auguste Marmont's French forces among the hills around Arapiles south of Salamanca, Spain on 22 July 1812 during the Peninsular War.
Watermark: Vertically repeated effigy of The Duke of Wellington.
Signature: D.H.F. Somerset - Chief Cashier.
Date first issued: 11 November 1971. Date last issued: 1990.
Date ceased to be legal tender: 29 November 1991.
Design: Harry Eccleston.