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50 Pence - Charles III Anne of Cleves, Colour
| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Shape | Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided) |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned left-facing effigy of King Charles III occupying the central field, rendered in fine relief with naturalistic detail to the hair and collar. The peripheral legend arcs around the upper portion of the coin reading CHARLES III · BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY, with the date 2024 inscribed in the lower exergual area between two raised dots. The portrait is executed in the first coinage effigy style for Charles III as used on Channel Island issues. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Anne of Cleves is an oddity in the Tudor matrimonial record — married to Henry VIII in January 1540, the union was annulled by July, making hers the shortest of his six marriages at roughly six months. The match had been brokered largely on the strength of Holbein's flattering portrait, and Henry's reported disappointment on meeting her in person became one of the more durable anecdotes of the period. She accepted the annulment quietly, received a generous settlement, and outlived all five of Henry's other wives.
Guernsey has issued this piece as part of a wider Six Wives series, with selective colour applied to the copper-nickel blank — a technique that remains controversial among specialists for its effect on long-term collectability.