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10 Pounds - Elizabeth II Liberation
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 1995 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A Royal Navy vessel depicted in profile sailing to the right, commemorating the Liberation of Jersey on 9 May 1945. The scene is rendered with fine engraved detail against a polished proof field, evoking the arrival of liberating forces. The inscription BAILIWICK OF JERSEY arcs around the upper periphery, with LIBERATION 9 MAY positioned centrally, and TEN POUNDS inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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Issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Jersey from German occupation on 9 May 1945, a date still celebrated annually on the island as Liberation Day. The German occupation lasted five years and was the only significant occupation of British soil during the Second World War. Jersey's administration during those years walked a contested line between pragmatic cooperation and resistance, a tension that historians continue to debate.