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| Issuer | Alderney |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Weight | 8 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA REGINA · ALDERNEY C.I. JI 2019 |
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| Reverse lettering | 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF QUEEN VICTORIA SOVEREIGN |
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Alderney has no mint of its own and issues coins as legal tender under a Crown dependency arrangement, though virtually none enter circulation — they exist as collectibles marketed through the Treasury of the States of Alderney. This particular piece commemorates four British monarchs depicted on sovereign coinage, a lineage from Victoria through Elizabeth II. There is no profound history here beyond the commercial decision to issue it.