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1 Pound - Elizabeth II Magna Carta, Gold Proof
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Johs de MAGNA CARTA £1 |
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Issued to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta's sealing at Runnymede in June 1215, this Guernsey piece belongs to a wave of commemorative gold struck across multiple British Crown Dependencies in 2015. Guernsey has no direct constitutional connection to Magna Carta — the island's legal autonomy derives from Norman custom and royal charters predating 1215 — making this frankly a prestige bullion exercise rather than a piece of genuine local historical resonance.
The .916 fineness corresponds to the traditional 22-carat standard used for British sovereigns since the Great Recoinage of 1816.