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50 Pence - Charles III The Green Man
| Issuer | Jersey (British Crown dependencies) |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King Charles III facing left occupies the central field, rendered in a contemporary portrait style. The legend 'CHARLES III • BAILIWICK OF JERSEY • 2025 •' arcs around the periphery, with the denomination 'FIFTY PENCE' inscribed below the portrait. The design follows the standard authorised effigy for Jersey coinage issued under the reign of Charles III. |
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| Mintage | 2025 - BU |
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The Green Man is one of the more persistent and poorly understood motifs in British cultural history — carved into church misericords and roof bosses across medieval England with no single agreed origin, oscillating between interpretations of pagan fertility symbolism and straightforward decorative fashion. Jersey's adoption of the figure sits within a broader Royal Mint and associated issuer trend of issuing folkloric-themed circulation and collector 50p pieces that accelerated sharply after the success of the Beatrix Potter series from 2016 onward. Whether the Green Man qualifies as genuinely folkloric or is better understood as Victorian antiquarian invention remains a live debate among ethnographers.