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50 Pence - Charles III Katherine of Aragon, Colour
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Shape | Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided) |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned left-facing effigy of King Charles III occupies the central field, rendered in fine relief with naturalistic detail of the facial features and hair. The peripheral legend arcs around the upper and lower portions of the heptagonal flan, reading CHARLES III · BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY, with the date 2024 positioned in the lower exergual area between two pellets. The design is executed in a contemporary portrait style consistent with the standard effigy used for Guernsey coinage under Charles III. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Katherine of Aragon's connection to Guernsey is essentially nonexistent — this is a commemorative issue capitalizing on broader Tudor anniversary interest rather than any Channel Island historical tie. The selective colour printing process, applied over standard copper-nickel blanks at the Royal Mint or a licensed facility, has become a reliable revenue mechanism for Crown Dependencies since the early 2000s, producing coins that circulate in name only.
Katherine died at Kimbolton Castle in January 1536, almost certainly from cancer, though her Spanish attendants suspected poison.