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1 Sovereign - Elizabeth II VE Day
| Issuer | Alderney |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse lettering | VE-DAY 75 YEARS 8/5/1945 SOVEREIGN |
| Edge | Reeded |
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Alderney was the only British territory actually occupied by Nazi forces during World War II, a fact that gives this island's commemorative issues a different weight than most Channel Island releases. The occupation lasted from July 1940 until liberation on 16 May 1945 — a day after the official VE Day declaration — and the island's civilian population had been evacuated beforehand, leaving it largely empty under German garrison.
The rhodium-platinum gilding over the gold flan is an unusual finishing technique for a sovereign-format piece, introduced to achieve a two-tone contrast effect that standard gold alloy cannot produce alone.