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1 Pound - Elizabeth II 3rd portrait
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 1985-1997 |
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| Weight | 9.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as sculpted by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara with drop earrings and a necklace. The truncation of the bust is draped. The Guernsey shield of arms — three leopards passant guardant — appears in the left field. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY, and the coin is bordered by a continuous ring of beads. |
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| Reverse description | Central to the field is a stylised decorative motif representing finance and commerce, depicting an ornate pound sterling symbol (£1) rendered with flowing, ribbon-like lines suggestive of calligraphy and economic vitality, designed by Robert Elderton. The denomination ONE POUND arcs along the upper periphery, with the date appearing to the right, all within a beaded border. |
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Guernsey's pound coins of this period were struck under a hereditary autonomy that kept the island outside the European Community while maintaining its own currency distinct from — though pegged to — sterling. The KM#46 type spans a twelve-year window during which the Royal Mint produced issues on contract, as Guernsey has no mint of its own.
Nickel brass was adopted across most pound-denomination issues in the British Isles following its introduction for the UK pound in 1983, partly for its resistance to counterfeiting by vending machine standards of the era.