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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Squadron 60
| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY IRB 2014 |
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| Edge | Milled |
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Squadron 60 was the RAF's oldest operational helicopter unit, formed in 1916 and finally disbanded in 2012 after nearly a century of continuous service — making this issue a retrospective rather than a commemorative of anything current. Guernsey's relationship with the RAF carries particular weight: the island was occupied by German forces from 1940 to 1945, and RAF operations over the Channel were a direct part of that wartime geography.
Gold-plated copper issues of this type were produced for the collector market rather than circulation, and Guernsey's Crown-equivalent 50p pieces at this diameter have never been intended as pocket change.