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10 New Pence - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 1968-1971 |
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| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central shield bearing the arms of Guernsey — three golden leopards passant guardant arranged vertically on a red field — surmounted by a sprig of foliage at the top of the shield. The armorial device occupies the majority of the coin's field and is rendered in fine relief. A circular Latin legend runs along the entire periphery, separated from the central design by a raised border. |
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| Reverse description | A Guernsey cow standing in profile to the right, depicted in fine relief upon a grassy ground line rendered as a decorative base. The numeral '10' appears prominently in the upper field above the animal. The date and denomination legend are inscribed along the lower periphery, separated from the central motif by the ground line exergue. |
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Guernsey's decimal coinage was introduced ahead of the UK's own decimalization in February 1971, making these early issues part of a transitional period when the island ran parallel currency systems. The 1968 date places the first strikes a full three years before Britain completed the switch, a deliberate move by the States of Guernsey to give islanders time to familiarize themselves with the new denominations before the mainland caught up.