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50 pence - Elizabeth II The White Lion of Mortimer
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II IRB 2013 BAILIWICK OF JERSEY |
| Reverse description | The White Lion of Mortimer, one of the ten heraldic Queen's Beasts, depicted rampant and facing left, supporting a shield charged with a white rose of York surrounded by radiating rays, all rendered in high relief against a mirror-finish proof field. The beast is shown with naturalistic detail including a flowing mane and stylized tail. The denomination FIFTY PENCE is inscribed in a straight legend along the base of the design. |
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The White Lion of Mortimer is one of the ten heraldic beasts drawn from the lineage of Henry VIII, popularized through their stone incarnations at Hampton Court Palace in the 1530s. Jersey's 2013 issue belongs to a broader Queen's Beasts commemorative program that preceded the Royal Mint's better-known bullion series by several years. The Mortimer lion specifically traces to Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, whose descendants fed directly into the Yorkist claim to the English throne.