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50 Pence - Charles III Gabriel
| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#523 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts Gabriel, the anthropomorphic toad from Ivy Wallace's children's book series, seated atop an ornately decorated drum and playing a banjo, with small mouse figures scattered across the field in various animated poses. To the right, the whimsical inscription 'With a splish and a splosh!' is rendered in mixed lettering styles, with the key words 'splish' and 'splosh' in large decorative script. The denomination '50p' appears in the lower central field. The overall design captures the playful, illustrative character of the original literary artwork. |
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| Reverse lettering | With a splish and a splosh! 50p |
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Guernsey retains the legal right to issue its own coinage under a privilege dating to the island's constitutional relationship with the Crown, separate from both the United Kingdom and the Royal Mint's remit. The accession of Charles III prompted a systematic recoinage across Crown Dependencies, with Guernsey commissioning its own portrait series rather than adopting a standardized effigy. The "Gabriel" designation identifies the specific obverse portrait — Guernsey has historically assigned individual names to portrait types, a cataloging convention that distinguishes issues even when regnal and compositional details are otherwise identical.