Jersey's Flying Aces series commemorated the RAF's centennial buildup programming well before the formal 2018 anniversary, issuing pieces tied to individual aces with documented combat records. The copper-nickel circulation-format strike at crown weight was a deliberate commercial decision — the same specifications were struck simultaneously in silver proof for the collector market, making the base-metal version the poor relation in most collections.
Jersey's Flying Aces series commemorated the RAF's centennial buildup programming well before the formal 2018 anniversary, issuing pieces tied to individual aces with documented combat records. The copper-nickel circulation-format strike at crown weight was a deliberate commercial decision — the same specifications were struck simultaneously in silver proof for the collector market, making the base-metal version the poor relation in most collections.