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50 Pence - Charles III Battle of Britain (Spitfire Summer)
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in fine relief after the portrait by David Lawrence. The legend CHARLES III arcs along the upper left periphery and BAILIWICK OF JERSEY along the upper right, conforming to the heptagonal flan. The date 2025 appears in the lower field between two raised dots, centred beneath the portrait. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Jersey has issued commemorative 50 pence pieces with some regularity, but this particular release marks the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain — the summer air campaign of 1940 during which RAF Fighter Command, outnumbered and flying continuous sorties, held off the Luftwaffe long enough to make a German invasion of Britain logistically untenable. The "Spitfire Summer" designation refers specifically to the period between July and October 1940, though the Hawker Hurricane actually accounted for a greater share of German aircraft destroyed during the battle.