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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Head of the House of Windsor
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Diameter | 27.3 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY IRB 2022 |
| Reverse description | A stylised panoramic view of Windsor Castle occupies the upper half of the field, depicting the Round Tower and surrounding battlements flanked by trees. The lower half of the field bears the multi-line legend HEAD OF THE HOUSE OF WINDSOR in serif lettering, with two fleur-de-lis ornaments flanking the text and the denomination 50p inscribed at the base, all within the equilateral curve heptagonal border. |
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Guernsey issues commemorative 50 pence pieces with remarkable frequency, and the market is saturated with them. This one marks Elizabeth II's position as head of the House of Windsor — the dynastic name adopted in 1917 by George V, who quietly dropped the family name Saxe-Coburg and Gotha under considerable public pressure during the First World War, when anything German had become politically untenable. The renaming was largely a rebranding exercise, but it stuck.
Elizabeth II died on 8 September 2022, making this among the final Guernsey issues struck in her name.