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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Remembrance Day Ceremony
| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#290 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Milled |
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Guernsey occupied territory during World War II — the only part of the British Isles to fall under German control. That five-year occupation, from 1940 to 1945, gives Remembrance commemoratives issued by the Bailiwick a weight of local history that similar pieces from unoccupied jurisdictions simply don't carry. Forced labour, deportations, and near-starvation by 1945 were realities on the island, not abstractions.
KM#290 is a gold-plated copper issue, a format Guernsey returned to repeatedly during this period for affordable commemorative releases aimed at collectors rather than circulation.