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50 Pence - Charles III 70th Ann. Coronation of Queen - The Yeomen Warders

Issuer States of Jersey
Year 2023
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Weight 2.5 g
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Obverse lettering BAILIWICK OF JERSEY CHARLES III FIFTY PENCE 999/1000 Silver 2023
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Edge Plain
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The Yeomen Warders — commonly misidentified as the Yeomen of the Guard, a distinct ceremonial bodyguard — have been stationed at the Tower of London since at least 1485, when Henry VII formalized the garrison following Bosworth. Their connection to coronation ceremony is real but indirect; their primary Tudor-era function was custody of the Tower's prisoners, not royal procession.

Jersey's coronation anniversary series spread the commemorative program across multiple reverse subjects, of which this is one. At 2.5 grams in .999 silver, the piece is better understood as a bullion-adjacent medallion than a circulating fifty pence.

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