Alderney, the smallest of the three principal Channel Islands with autonomous issuing authority, has produced commemorative crowns since 1989 largely as collector revenue rather than circulating currency. This piece marks the diamond wedding anniversary of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip — November 2007, sixty years after their 1947 Westminster Abbey ceremony, which was itself a deliberately public morale exercise in postwar austerity Britain, the Princess having saved clothing ration coupons for her dress.
The dual KM references reflect a cataloging inconsistency common to Alderney issues of this period, where Krause assigned separate numbers to pieces that differ only in finish or packaging configuration.
Alderney, the smallest of the three principal Channel Islands with autonomous issuing authority, has produced commemorative crowns since 1989 largely as collector revenue rather than circulating currency. This piece marks the diamond wedding anniversary of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip — November 2007, sixty years after their 1947 Westminster Abbey ceremony, which was itself a deliberately public morale exercise in postwar austerity Britain, the Princess having saved clothing ration coupons for her dress.
The dual KM references reflect a cataloging inconsistency common to Alderney issues of this period, where Krause assigned separate numbers to pieces that differ only in finish or packaging configuration.