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4 Shillings - Edward VIII States of Jersey; Silver
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 2000-2001 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | EDWARDVS VIII D:G: REX IND:IMP |
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Edward VIII's abdication in December 1936 created a numismatic oddity that persisted for decades: because he never had a coronation, very few territories issued coins bearing his effigy before the reign ended after just 326 days. Jersey was among the handful that did, producing a small copper-nickel circulation issue in 1936. This silver piece is a commemorative retroactive acknowledgment of that brief reign, struck some sixty-four years after the fact.
The abdication itself was driven by the British government's refusal to accept Wallis Simpson as queen consort — a constitutional standoff that Edward resolved by choosing her over the throne.