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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Royal Wedding, Gold Proof
| Issuer | Jersey |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Diameter | 28.40 mm |
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| Obverse description | Second portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin, depicting a right-facing crowned effigy wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The legend encircles the portrait, reading QUEEN ELIZABETH II · BAILIWICK OF JERSEY · TWO POUNDS · in raised Latin lettering along the periphery of the obverse field. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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Issued to mark the July 1981 marriage of Charles and Diana, this Jersey gold proof was produced during a period when the island's treasury was aggressively expanding its commemorative program — royal events being reliably profitable in the Crown Dependency collector market. Jersey had no obligation to issue circulating coinage for the occasion; this piece existed purely as a revenue instrument for the philatelic and numismatic bureau.
The .9167 fineness places it at the traditional 22-carat standard, matching sovereign coinage lineage. KM#52b distinguishes the gold proof from the silver and cupro-nickel variants struck in the same program.