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20 Pounds Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee
| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries a commemorative design issued for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, incorporating a laurel wreath vignette and celebratory inscriptions appropriate to the occasion. The serial number prefix QE/60 is a deliberate commemorative device, and the note was produced in a limited issue of 150,000 pieces for concurrent circulation alongside the standard £20 note. The design was executed by De La Rue Currency, the printing house founded by Guernseyman Thomas De La Rue in the nineteenth century. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a panoramic vignette of Guernsey landmarks and maritime scenes, with St. Sampson's Church rendered in intaglio at centre-left and Vale Castle visible in the background. A group of sailing dinghies occupies the water in the foreground, while a ferry vessel appears as a vignette to the upper right, and a large floral motif fills the lower left corner. The denomination £20 is rendered in stylised script at lower right, with the full title inscription running across the upper margin. |
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| Protection description | Crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. |
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