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1⁄12 Shilling - George VI

Issuer States of Jersey
Year 1937-1947
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Left-facing crowned effigy of King George VI, modelled by Percy Metcalfe, occupies the centre of the field. The royal portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail to the crown and facial features. A circular Latin legend surrounds the bust, and the engraver's initials appear below the truncation.
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Jersey's coinage was interrupted by German occupation from 1940 to 1945, during which the island's pre-war bronze stock was supplanted by locally produced occupation issues. KM#18 pieces struck within the 1937–1947 span but before the invasion are genuinely distinct from post-liberation strikings, though the date range on the type makes attribution to specific political circumstances impossible without archival mint records.