Twenty Five Pounds
25th Wedding Anniversary Commemorative
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YEAR KM diameter
1972 42 25.00 
The reverse is the Royal Arms of Queen Elizabeth I. The arms of Queen Elizabeth I above the
main gate of Elizabeth Castle are cut in a block of close-grained granite. The castle, built
in the Queen's reign, lies on an islet in St. Aubin's Bay. Charles, Prince of Wales (later King
Charles II of England) twice resided in the castle -- 16 April to 25 June 1646 and 17 September
1649 to 13 February 1650 -- while living in exile after the English Civil War. After his departure,
the castle was besieged and finally occupied by Parliamentary troops and continued as a barracks
for an English garrison until the early 20th century.
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