Part of Jersey's broader "Revolution to Restoration" commemorative program, this issue marks Cromwell's role in the only period of republican government England has known — the Interregnum of 1649 to 1660. Jersey's own relationship with that period was notably hostile: the island remained a Royalist stronghold throughout the Civil War, sheltering the future Charles II during his exile. Issuing a coin honoring Cromwell from Jersey carries a quiet historical irony that the series does not advertise.
Part of Jersey's broader "Revolution to Restoration" commemorative program, this issue marks Cromwell's role in the only period of republican government England has known — the Interregnum of 1649 to 1660. Jersey's own relationship with that period was notably hostile: the island remained a Royalist stronghold throughout the Civil War, sheltering the future Charles II during his exile. Issuing a coin honoring Cromwell from Jersey carries a quiet historical irony that the series does not advertise.