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| Emittent | States of Guernsey |
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| Jahr | 2025 |
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| Währung | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Aversschrift | Latin |
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| Reversbeschreibung | The reverse commemorates the 80th anniversary of VE Day and depicts a scene of jubilant celebration evoking the end of World War II in Europe. A newspaper vendor prominently displays a billboard board reading VE-DAY!, while figures to either side — one reading a newspaper, another smiling in wartime dress — convey the euphoria of the moment; the Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) rises in the background. The upper portion of the field carries gold-plated lettering THIS IS YOUR VICTORY in bold headline typography, and the lower register bears the gold-plated legend VE DAY. "READ ALL ABOUT IT!". The denomination 50p appears to the lower right in the silver field. |
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VE-Day on 8 May 1945 held particular weight in Guernsey: the island had been under German military occupation since June 1940, one of the only British territories to be so, and liberation came a day early — 9 May 1945 — a date still marked as a public holiday in the Bailiwick. Guernsey issues commemorating this event therefore carry a local historical resonance that equivalent mainland British pieces do not.
The gold plating on this issue is selective rather than full-field, a technique increasingly common in Royal Mint and Crown Dependency commemoratives from the 2020s onward.