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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Memorial Flight
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Weight | 27 g |
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| Reverse lettering | ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRONS MEMORIAL FLIGHT ROYAL AIR FORCE LEST WE FORGET FIFTY PENCE |
| Edge | Milled |
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Guernsey's Crown Dependencies status has long made it a convenient vehicle for commemorative issues aimed squarely at the collector market rather than circulation — this piece being a straightforward example. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, which this coin marks, operates as an RAF unit maintaining airworthy examples of the Lancaster, Spitfire, and Hurricane primarily for public displays and ceremonial flypasts.
Gold-plated copper at this diameter and weight sits firmly in the category of collector product rather than bullion or currency. It would not have circulated under any practical conditions.