Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 60th Anniversary of Jersey Zoo - Gorilla, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Jersey |
|---|---|
| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Central field features a full-color printed effigy of a silverback gorilla in a naturalistic jungle setting, depicted facing forward in a composed and commanding posture amid foliage rendered in green and blue tones. The design is set within a bimetallic-style format with a gold-plated outer ring bearing the commemorative legend. The inscription '60 YEARS OF JERSEY ZOO' arcs across the upper portion of the outer ring, while the founding and anniversary dates '1959' and '2019' appear flanking a decorative emblem along the lower arc. Small floral or foliate ornamental devices separate the date elements on the lower ring. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | 60 YEARS OF JERSEY ZOO 1959 - 2019 |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Jersey Zoo — formally the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust — was founded by Gerald Durrell in 1959 after years of rejection from established institutions unwilling to back his conservation-first model. The gorilla connection runs deep: the zoo became one of the earliest facilities to prioritize behavioral welfare and breeding programs for western lowland gorillas at a time when most zoos still treated great apes primarily as exhibit attractions.
The bimetallic silver-and-gold-plate format mirrors the circulating two-pound specification, a deliberate choice by the Bailiwick's issuing authority for collector alignment with the underlying denomination.