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1⁄12 Shilling - Elizabeth II 1st portrait, Liberation
| Issuer | Jersey |
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| Year | 1954 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Cecil Thomas Reverse: George Kruger Gray |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The shield of the Arms of Jersey occupies the centre of the field, bearing three leopards passant guardant to the left arranged in pale, as designed by George Kruger Gray. The legend ISLAND·OF·JERSEY arcs above the shield, while ONE TWELFTH OF A SHILLING appears below. The commemorative inscription ·LIBERATED 1945· is placed at the base, referencing the Liberation of Jersey from German occupation. A beaded border surrounds the design. |
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Jersey's Liberation coinage of 1954 marked the tenth anniversary of the island's liberation from German occupation in May 1945 — five years of occupation during which the island's pre-war coinage remained in use alongside a locally printed emergency currency. The 1/12 shilling denomination, peculiar to the Channel Islands, traces its roots to the old Jersey currency system that persisted long after the rest of the British Isles had abandoned such fractions.
KM#20 was struck at the Royal Mint and represents one of the first new Jersey issues bearing the young queen's effigy.