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5 Pounds - Charles III Royal British Legion - D-Day, Gold Proof
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned right-facing effigy of King Charles III, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail including natural hair and a collar visible at the truncation, as engraved by Glyn Davies. The legend CHARLES III arcs along the upper left periphery, with BAILIWICK OF JERSEY continuing around the upper right. The date 2024 appears in the lower field, flanked by two raised dots. The portrait occupies the majority of the coin's field, set against a polished proof surface. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Royal British Legion, founded in 1921 by Field Marshal Douglas Haig, has been the primary veterans' welfare organization in the United Kingdom for over a century — though its relationship with the commemorative coin market is a more recent arrangement. Jersey's position outside the United Kingdom proper gives the States of Jersey independent authority to issue coinage under the Crown, a technicality that has made the island a prolific vehicle for commemorative programs targeting collector markets rather than circulation.
The 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings fell in June 2024, drawing heads of state to the beaches for the first major commemoration without a significant cohort of surviving veterans present.