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2 Pounds - Charles III Sir Winston Churchill - The Orator
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a right-facing uncrowned effigy of King Charles III, rendered in high relief within the copper-nickel centre. The portrait, sculpted by Martin Jennings, depicts the King with naturalistic detail of facial features and hair. The circular legend around the outer nickel-brass ring reads 'CHARLES III · BAILIWICK OF JERSEY' above and 'TWO POUNDS · 2024' below, separated by small lozenge stops. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III · BAILIWICK OF JERSEY · TWO POUNDS · 2024 |
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Jersey has issued Churchill commemoratives periodically since the 1970s, a habit rooted in the island's particular relationship with the man — Churchill personally oversaw the wartime Cabinet discussions on whether to defend or abandon the Channel Islands in 1940, ultimately deciding against military resistance to spare the civilian population. The islands were occupied for five years. That history gives Jersey's Churchill issues a weight that similar pieces from other issuers simply lack.
The "Orator" theme draws on the 1941 BBC broadcasts, when Churchill's speeches were among the few sources of hope reaching the occupied island through clandestine wireless sets.