Bailiwick of Guernsey
Crown Dependency of England (1204-1707), Crown Dependency of Britain (1707-present)
Location: Channel Islands
Capital City: Saint Peter Port
Government type: British Crown Dependency
Main languages: English, Guernésiais
Main religions: Protestant Christianity
Chronology
1204: Bailiwick of Guernsey separated from the Duchy of Normandy as a self-governing dependency of England
1338-1340: Occupied by France
1649-1660: Autonomy heavily reduced during Commonwealth regime
1940-1945: Occupied by Germany
Currency
Pound (1808-1971)
1 Pound = 20 Shillings = 240 Pence = 1920 Doubles
Pound (1971-present)
1 Pound = 100 Pence
Coins from Guernsey in the collection
•1 Double, 1830 (King George IV (1820-1830), copper, Soho Mint (Handsworth), KM#1)
•1 Double, 1889 (Queen Victoria (1837-1901), bronze, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#10)
•1 Double, 1911 (King George V (1910-1936), bronze, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#10)
•2 Double, 1920 (King George V (1910-1936), bronze-plated copper, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#12)
•4 Double, 1830 (King William IV (1830-1837), copper, Soho (Handsworth) and Heaton (Birmingham) Mint, KM#2)
•4 Double, 1864 (Queen Victoria (1837-1901), bronze, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#5)
•4 Double, 1903 (King Edward VII (1901-1910), bronze, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#5)
•4 Double, 1949 (King George VI (1936-1952), bronze, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#13)
•4 Double, 1956 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), bronze, London mint, KM#15)
•8 Double, 1889 (Queen Victoria (1837-1901), bronze, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#7)
•8 Double, 1910 (King Edward VII (1901-1910), bronze, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#7)
•8 Double, 1920 (King George V (1910-1936), bronze, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#14)
•8 Double, 1956 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), bronze, London mint, KM#16)
•3 Penny, 1956 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, London mint, KM#17)
•3 Penny, 1959 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, London mint, KM#18)
•1 Shilling, 1966 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, London mint, KM#19) Commemorative: 900th Anniversary of the Norman Conquest of England
•1/2 Penny, 1971 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), bronze, Llantrisant mint, KM#20)
•1 Penny, 1977 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), bronze, Llantrisant mint, KM#27)
•1 Penny, 1998 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), copper-plated steel, Llantrisant mint, KM#89)
•2 Penny, 1971 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), bronze, Llantrisant mint, KM#22)
•2 Penny, 1999 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), copper-plated steel, Llantrisant mint, KM#96)
•5 Penny, 1968 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, London mint, KM#23)
•10 Penny, 1970 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, London mint, KM#24)
•20 Penny, 1982 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, KM#38)
•20 Penny, 2003 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#90)
•1 Pound, 1981 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, KM#37)