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50 Pence - Elizabeth II 63 Squadron
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Value | 50 Pence |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, executed in high relief after the portrait by Ivor Roberts-Jones, whose initials IRB appear beneath the truncation of the neck. The sovereign's effigy is encircled by the peripheral legend denoting her title and the issuing bailiwick, with the date of issue incorporated into the legend. |
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| Reverse lettering | ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRONS SQUADRON 63 63 LXIII ROYAL AIR FORCE VIGILO ET ARCEO FIFTY PENCE |
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63 Squadron RAF was formed in 1916 and spent much of its early existence as a reserve and training unit rather than a front-line outfit — an unglamorous but operationally critical role that kept it active through both world wars and into the jet age. Guernsey's commemorative coinage program has leaned heavily on British military subjects since the 1990s, producing gold-plated copper issues in volume for the collector market rather than circulation.
The .999 gold plating on copper blanks places this firmly in the modern souvenir-grade category.