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50 Pence - Elizabeth II RAF - Spitfire
| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Weight | 28.28 g |
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| Obverse description | Fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as modeled by Ian Rank-Broadley, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara and drop earrings. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs across the upper field, with BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY continuing along the right and lower periphery. The denomination PENCE and date 2020 appear in the lower field, flanked by ornamental dots, with the engraver's initials IRB incuse below the truncation. |
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| Reverse lettering | ROYAL AIR FORCE 1939-1945 SPITFIRE |
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Guernsey's position in the Channel Islands made it uniquely unsuited to issue this particular commemorative — the island was under German occupation from June 1940 until May 1945, the entire span of the RAF's wartime operations being celebrated here. The occupying forces requisitioned local coinage and disrupted the currency system entirely, making the irony of a Guernsey-issued RAF tribute quietly pointed.
Gold-plated copper issues of this type were produced in large numbers for the collector market and saw no meaningful circulation.