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10 Pence - Charles III Green Tiger Beetle, Colourised
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King Charles III facing left, after the portrait by Glynn Davies, rendered in high relief against a polished field. The circumferential legend reads CHARLES III · BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY, with the date 2023 positioned at the base of the coin flanked by two small raised dots. The portrait depicts the King with natural short hair, a defined jawline, and no regal regalia, consistent with the standard contemporary effigy adopted for British Commonwealth coinage from 2023. |
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| Reverse lettering | TEN PENCE GREEN TIGER BEETLE |
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Guernsey has operated with considerable autonomy in its coinage decisions as a Crown Dependency, issuing its own distinctive currency outside the UK's Royal Mint remit. The green tiger beetle — a fast-running, iridescent predator found in sandy coastal habitats — has faced measurable decline in Britain due to habitat loss, which likely informed its selection here. Colourised circulating-denomination coins of this type are produced for the collector market and see essentially no commercial circulation.