Summary
Proof 1/12 Shilling, Issued by Jersey, 1954
Liberation 1945 Commemorative
Minted by Royal Mint, London
Obverse Description
Crowned and draped bust of the Queen facing right; around, QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND, the artist's initials, CT, incuse on bust truncation.
Reverse Description
Plain shield charged with three lions, passant guardant in pale (ie. walking to left with heads facing viewer arranged beneath one another); around above, ISLAND OF JERSEY; around below in two lines, ONE TWELFTH OF A SHILLING / LIBERATED 1945.
Edge Description
plain
Significance
The date on this coin records that of the Liberation of Jersey from German occupation, not the date the coin was struck. This commemorative type of coin was struck for circulation in 1949, 1950, 1952 and, this piece, with the bust of Elizabeth II in 1954.
More Information
-
Collecting Areas
-
Acquisition Information
Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 11 Jan 1978
-
Date Issued
1954 AD
-
Issued By
-
Mint
-
Artist
-
Artist
-
Denomination
-
Series
-
Material
Bronze
-
Axis
12
-
Classification
-
Category
-
Discipline
-
Type of item
-
Dimensions
31 mm (Outside Diameter), 9.367 g (Weight)
-
Shape
Round
-
References
KM#20
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2009. 2009 Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1901 - 2000.
-
Keywords
British Commonwealth Coins, World War II, 1939-1945, British Commonwealth and Empire Coins
