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50 Pence - Charles III Red Arrows over Edinburgh Castle, Colored
| Issuer | Jersey |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III • BAILIWICK OF JERSEY • 2024 • |
| Reverse description | A coloured BAE Systems Hawk T1 jet aircraft of the Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic display team is depicted in dramatic flight across the central field, rendered in vivid red with Union Flag markings on the tail fins and RAF roundels on the fuselage and lower fin. Edinburgh Castle is engraved in the background below, rendered in fine relief against the incuse outline of the numeral 60, commemorating the 60th display season of the Red Arrows. The inscription FIFTY PENCE curves along the upper border, with the coloured RAF Royal Air Force Red Arrows logo positioned beneath it in the upper field. |
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The Red Arrows, formally 1 Squadron Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, have performed over Edinburgh Castle on multiple occasions tied to the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo — one of the few events where fast jet display teams operate in tight urban airspace under CAA exemption. Jersey's ongoing commemorative 50p program under Charles III has leaned heavily into British national iconography, an unsurprising choice for a Crown Dependency whose constitutional relationship runs directly through the Crown rather than Westminster. The colored cloisonné-style finish is applied post-strike, not integral to the planchet.