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50 Pence - Charles III Battle of Britain (Eric Lock)
| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 50 Pence |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | KING CHARLES III · BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY 2025 |
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Eric Lock was the RAF's highest-scoring British-born ace of the Battle of Britain, credited with 26 kills before losing his life in July 1941 — his Spitfire simply failed to return from a sortie over the French coast, no wreckage ever found. Guernsey's particular stake in commemorating the Battle is not sentimental: the island was under German occupation from June 1940, making the RAF's failure to hold aerial superiority a lived reality for its civilian population rather than a distant news event.