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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Weight | 12 g |
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| Obverse description | Fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The truncation of the bust bears the engraver's initials IRB. The circular legend around the effigy reads ELIZABETH II • BAILIWICK OF JERSEY, with the date 2020 also appearing in the legend. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Jersey's commemorative output for WWII anniversaries has been consistent if unremarkable, but the Battle of Britain holds particular local weight — the island was occupied by German forces from July 1940 until liberation in May 1945, making the RAF's victory in the summer skies of that year a matter of existential consequence for the Channel Islands rather than a distant national triumph. The eightieth anniversary issue appeared in 2020, a year when planned commemoration events were largely cancelled due to the pandemic.