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2 Cents Pattern
| Issuer | States of Alderney |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Value | 2 Cents (0.02) |
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| Obverse description | Central design featuring an upright balance beam with scales, flanked symmetrically by two cornucopiae (horns of plenty) filled with foliage and fruit, resting above a small eagle displayed at the base. The composition evokes the heraldic arms of Alderney. The legend 'ALDERNEY' arches along the upper border, while the multilingual inscription 'ESSAI PATTERN PROBE TEST' curves along the lower border, all within a beaded inner circle. |
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| Obverse lettering | ALDERNEY ESSAI PATTERN PROBE TEST |
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Alderney never adopted the euro, and this pattern was never issued for circulation — the island's currency remains the pound sterling, tied to Guernsey's monetary system. The 2004 date places this squarely in a period when several Channel Island administrations were exploring what a notional euro-denomination coinage might look like, largely as collector-market exercises rather than genuine monetary proposals.