1 Pound - Elizabeth II 3rd portrait

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.