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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Battle of Britain - Radar
| Issuer | Alderney |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Diamond Diadem Crown, with drop earring and necklace visible, rendered in fine relief against a mirror-polished field. The legend ELIZABETH II runs along the left arc and FIFTY PENCE along the upper arc, with ALDERNEY C.I. continuing to the lower right. The date 2020 appears in the lower field, and an engraver's initial mark is present beneath the truncation of the bust. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Alderney, a small British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands, was the only part of the British Isles to be fully evacuated and subsequently occupied by German forces during World War II — a fact that lends its commemorative issues on the Battle of Britain a geographic irony most collectors overlook. The island itself fell in June 1940, the same summer the Luftwaffe began its campaign against RAF Fighter Command.
The "Radar" designation in this series refers to the Chain Home network, Britain's early-warning system that gave Fighter Command its critical edge in directing interceptors before enemy formations crossed the coast.