Issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Jersey from German occupation on 9 May 1945, a date still observed as a public holiday on the island. The occupation had lasted five years — longer than any other part of the British Isles — and included forced deportations of Jewish residents and the construction of fortifications using slave labor brought from across occupied Europe.
KM#96 is one of several denominations in the 1995 commemorative series, with the gold issues targeted squarely at the collector market rather than circulation.
Issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Jersey from German occupation on 9 May 1945, a date still observed as a public holiday on the island. The occupation had lasted five years — longer than any other part of the British Isles — and included forced deportations of Jewish residents and the construction of fortifications using slave labor brought from across occupied Europe.
KM#96 is one of several denominations in the 1995 commemorative series, with the gold issues targeted squarely at the collector market rather than circulation.