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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Decimalisation, Silver proof
| Issuer | Jersey |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Weight | 28.28 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central motif depicting a vintage mechanical cash register rendered in frosted relief against a blackened field, with the historic decimalisation date 15.2.1971 inscribed on its display panel. Arranged in a semicircular arc below the till are seven selectively gold-plated roundels, each bearing a pre-decimal denomination: 1/2d, 1d, 3d, 6d, 1/-, 2/-, and 2/6d, referencing the coins withdrawn from circulation upon decimalisation. The legend 50TH ANNIVERSARY of DECIMALISATION arcs around the upper periphery in bold raised lettering within the blackened border. |
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Issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the United Kingdom's decimalization on 15 February 1971 — Decimal Day — this piece commemorates the conversion that replaced the centuries-old pounds, shillings, and pence system with units of 100 new pence. Jersey, as a Crown dependency, conducted its own parallel decimalization rather than adopting Westminster's legislation directly, issuing its own decimal coinage under separate authority from the same date.
The selective gold plating on this proof is applied to specific design elements rather than the full field — a technique common to Royal Mint contract work of this period.