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8 Doubles Silver bullion
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | The denomination is rendered in large numerals and text across the central field, reading '8' above 'DOUBLES' and below that the date '2011', all enclosed within a wreath of two olive or laurel branches tied with a ribbon bow at the base. The mint mark 'GM' appears in small letters at the top of the field, between the wreath tips and the beaded border. Along the lower beaded border, the inscription '1 oz FINE SILVER 9999' confirms the bullion specification. The overall layout is bold and typographic, with no figurative imagery other than the decorative wreath. |
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| Reverse lettering | GM 8 DOUBLES 2011 1oz FINE SILVER 9999 |
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Guernsey's "double" denomination dates to 1830 and was used for everyday bronze coinage until decimalization in 1971, after which it ceased entirely as a circulating unit. Reviving the name for a bullion issue four decades later is a marketing decision with no monetary continuity behind it — the double never existed in silver, and eight of them never equated to anything approaching a troy ounce in the island's actual monetary history.