Alderney, the smallest of the three principal Channel Islands with a population under 2,500, gained the right to issue commemorative coinage in the late 1980s — a privilege that arrived just in time for a wave of royal anniversary issues. This 1993 piece marks the 40th anniversary of the Coronation, the same milestone that prompted a modest series of commemoratives across several Crown Dependencies simultaneously.
The Royal Mint struck these on behalf of Alderney. They saw no meaningful circulation.
Alderney, the smallest of the three principal Channel Islands with a population under 2,500, gained the right to issue commemorative coinage in the late 1980s — a privilege that arrived just in time for a wave of royal anniversary issues. This 1993 piece marks the 40th anniversary of the Coronation, the same milestone that prompted a modest series of commemoratives across several Crown Dependencies simultaneously.
The Royal Mint struck these on behalf of Alderney. They saw no meaningful circulation.