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10 Pence - Charles III Twelve Days of Christmas - Three French hens
| 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, as sculpted by Glyn Davies, occupying the central field. The portrait depicts the King in a contemporary style with natural hair and no regalia. The legend CHARLES III • BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY arcs around the upper periphery, while the date 2023 appears at the base flanked by raised dots. The engraver's initials GD are present on the truncation. |
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| Reverse lettering | TEN PENCE |
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Guernsey has long operated its own coinage independent of the Royal Mint, a privilege rooted in the island's status as a Crown dependency rather than part of the United Kingdom. This piece belongs to a themed series built around the Twelve Days of Christmas, a format Guernsey has used to generate collector interest in circulating-format issues — though coins of this type rarely see a till.