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50 Pence - Elizabeth II The Churchill Tank
| Uitgever | Guernsey |
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| Jaar | 2015 |
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| Valuta | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Opschrift keerzijde | GIVE US THE TOOLS AND WE WILL FINISH THE JOB 50 PENCE |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Guernsey's invocation of the Churchill tank carries particular local weight: the island was occupied by German forces from June 1940 until May 1945, the longest occupation of any British territory in the war. The Churchill tank itself entered production in 1941, named directly for the Prime Minister, and saw its most decisive early action at Dieppe in 1942 — a raid that ended badly but proved the tank could survive punishment that destroyed lighter armor.
The pad-printing process used here applies color detail that conventional die-striking cannot achieve, a technique increasingly common in commemorative issues from smaller Crown dependencies since the early 2010s.