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50 Pence - Charles III Father Christmas with toys, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Jersey |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#481a |
| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail, occupying the central field of the heptagonal flan. The legend 'CHARLES III • BAILIWICK OF JERSEY •' arcs around the upper periphery, while the date '2023' appears in the lower exergual area. The portrait, engraved by Glyn Davies, presents the King in a contemporary, unadorned style without crown or diadem. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III • BAILIWICK OF JERSEY • 2023 • |
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Jersey's Christmas-themed 50 pence issues have become an annual collector fixture, produced under licence arrangements that give the Bailiwick formal issuing authority despite its constitutional relationship with the Crown. This particular piece is part of a broader Royal Mint-adjacent series of commemorative strikes aimed squarely at the gift and collector market rather than circulation — mintage figures for silver proofs in this series are typically tightly capped, though Jersey does not always publish final totals promptly.
The .925 standard matches the historic sterling composition, a deliberate nod that carries no regulatory weight here but matters to some collectors of British Crown dependency issues.