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S`BALLIVIE INSVLE DE GERNEREVE |
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A naturalistic, centrally positioned spray of three Guernsey lilies (Nerine sarniensis) in full bloom, with elegantly curved stems, buds, and radiating stamens, engraved in fine detail by Paul Vincze. The issuer name GUERNSEY arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination EIGHT DOUBLES curves along the lower periphery. The date is divided across the lower field, flanking the base of the stem, reading 19 59 on the example illustrated. The engraver's initials P.V. appear discreetly in the lower left field. |
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Guernsey retained its own bronze coinage long after most British dependencies had surrendered monetary independence to Westminster, and the Eight Doubles denomination is the most direct continuation of a series stretching back to 1830. The "double" — one-eighth of a penny — existed nowhere else in the British Isles, a unit of account peculiar to Guernsey's Norman-rooted fiscal customs.
By the end of this issue's run in 1966, decimalisation planning was already underway in London, and the entire doubles series was abolished outright in 1971 along with the old sterling system.