Alderney has used commemorative crown-sized issues since the 1990s as a revenue mechanism, with the Golden Jubilee providing an obvious occasion. The island's currency relationship with Guernsey means these pieces are legal tender locally but were never intended for circulation — produced for the collector market and largely absorbed by it immediately on release.
Alderney has used commemorative crown-sized issues since the 1990s as a revenue mechanism, with the Golden Jubilee providing an obvious occasion. The island's currency relationship with Guernsey means these pieces are legal tender locally but were never intended for circulation — produced for the collector market and largely absorbed by it immediately on release.