The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight has operated continuously since 1957, keeping airworthy a handful of aircraft — including the sole flying Lancaster in UK airspace — as a commemoration of those lost in the Second World War. Guernsey has issued a long run of commemorative 50 pence pieces drawing on RAF heritage, this Lancaster piece being among the more recognisable given the aircraft's outsized presence in British collective memory relative to its actual strategic record.
Silver-plated copper issues of this type see heavy secondary market turnover as sets rather than individual pieces.
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight has operated continuously since 1957, keeping airworthy a handful of aircraft — including the sole flying Lancaster in UK airspace — as a commemoration of those lost in the Second World War. Guernsey has issued a long run of commemorative 50 pence pieces drawing on RAF heritage, this Lancaster piece being among the more recognisable given the aircraft's outsized presence in British collective memory relative to its actual strategic record.
Silver-plated copper issues of this type see heavy secondary market turnover as sets rather than individual pieces.