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50 Pence - Elizabeth II WWI - Departing for War
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A bold commemorative composition depicting the scene of soldiers departing for the First World War. In the right-centre field, a British infantryman in full kit, wearing a peaked service cap and carrying a rifle, advances forward amid a crowd of fellow recruits; a bugler is visible in the lower left, and a figure bearing a flag appears behind. In the upper right, the riveted hull and gangway of a troopship loom over the scene, evoking the moment of embarkation. To the left, the bold incuse inscription MAKE ME A SOLDIER, LORD occupies the field in multiple lines, referencing a well-known WWI-era prayer. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Jersey's extended WWI centenary commemorative program, launched in 2014, was designed to run through 2018 — one coin for each year of the conflict. This "Departing for War" piece opens that sequence. The States of Jersey issued the series in gold-plated steel rather than cupronickel specifically to differentiate the commemorative run from circulating coinage, though the face value technically renders them legal tender.
Jersey was occupied by German forces in 1940–45, giving the island's WWI commemorations a particular edge — the generation that departed for the Somme raised children who would themselves live under occupation.