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| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Thickness | 1.78 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2003 |
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Issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Elizabeth II's coronation on 2 June 1953, this piece appeared the same year Guernsey also celebrated its own long association with the Crown — a relationship predating the English conquest of 1066, rooted in the island's status as a remnant of the Duchy of Normandy. Guernsey is not part of the United Kingdom and issues its own coinage under Crown dependency status, giving commemoratives like this a distinct jurisdictional character that purely British issues lack.