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10 Pence - Charles III Sand Lizard, colourised
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 10 Pence |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in a contemporary portrait style by engraver Glyn Davies. The king is depicted in civilian attire with a plain truncation. The peripheral legend reads CHARLES III • BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY, with the engraver's initials GD and the date 2023 appearing in the lower field. The portrait occupies the central field within a milled border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Guernsey's decision to issue colourised circulating-format coinage reflects a broader trend among British Crown Dependencies of treating the decimal series as a vehicle for wildlife conservation messaging. The sand lizard (*Lacerta agilis*) has no native population in Guernsey — it is a protected species in mainland Britain, where reintroduction programmes have been running since the 1970s under Wildlife & Countryside Act provisions. Its appearance on a Guernsey issue is therefore a curatorial choice rather than a statement of local natural heritage.