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50 Pence - Charles III Fire Brigade - Lincoln; Silver Proof
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Weight | 8 g |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned right-facing effigy of King Charles III occupies the central field, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail. The circumferential legend reads 'CHARLES III • BAILIWICK OF JERSEY' arcing around the upper portion of the coin. The date '• 2024 •' appears in the lower segment of the legend, flanked by raised dots. The portrait is set against a deeply mirrored proof field, characteristic of the heptagonal format standard to Jersey fifty-pence coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Jersey has issued commemorative 50 pence pieces in this format fairly routinely since the 1990s, pairing the island's crown dependency status with causes and institutions that would otherwise never appear on sovereign coinage. The Lincoln Fire Brigade designation here is unusual — Jersey's own fire service dates to 1938, but this piece appears to be part of a broader UK fire brigade commemorative programme rather than a coin tied to any specific operational event or anniversary on the island itself.
The selective colour application was introduced by several mints in the 2000s as a way to differentiate collector issues without committing to full enamel work.