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50 Pence - Charles III Titanic - The Final Moments
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 50 Pence |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King Charles III facing left, depicted in a contemporary portrait style with natural hair and beard. The legend CHARLES III curves along the upper left rim, followed by BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY continuing around the upper right. The date 2025 appears in the lower field, flanked by two raised dots. The portrait occupies the central field with a plain, unadorned background. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Guernsey has no particular historical connection to the Titanic — the island sits well outside the ship's 1912 Southampton-Queenstown-New York route — making this a straightforward licensed commemorative rather than a locally meaningful issue. The Royal Mint produced Titanic-themed coinage for the UK market as early as 2012, and the proliferation of such issues across British Crown Dependencies since then reflects commercial licensing arrangements more than numismatic tradition. Struck in base metal at a moment when the collector commemorative market is saturated with Titanic imagery, the edition appeals primarily to thematic collectors rather than series specialists.