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5 Pounds - Charles III VE Day 80th Anniversary, Gold Proof
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Composition | Gold (.9167) |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned right-facing effigy of King Charles III after the portrait by sculptor Glyn Davies, rendered in high relief with fine detail to the facial features and neckline. The bust is mature and naturalistic in style, occupying the central field. The legend CHARLES III · BAILIWICK OF JERSEY arcs around the upper periphery, while the date 2025 appears in the lower field beneath the portrait. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Jersey's commemorative gold program operates under a Royal Mail-adjacent logic: limited mintages sold directly to collectors, never circulated, always tied to a Crown occasion. The 80th anniversary of VE Day lands on 8 May 2025, marking eight decades since Churchill's broadcast from Downing Street confirmed the German instrument of surrender had been signed at Reims the previous day — a date the public didn't learn until the announcement itself.
Jersey was among the last Channel Islands liberated; German forces there did not formally surrender until 9 May 1945, a day after the official European ceasefire.