1972 Silver Wedding Coin Collection

Lobster on Reverse of 1972 Jersey Silver Wedding Silver Crown

Jersey

Obverse of 1972 Jersey Silver Wedding Silver Crown

Sailing Ship on Reverse of 1972 Jersey Silver Wedding Two Pound Coin

Jersey Lily on Reverse of 1972 Jersey Silver Wedding Pound Coin

Map on Reverse of 1972 Jersey Silver Wedding Fifty Pence Coin

Silver Wedding Anniversary
To celebrate the 25th wedding anniversary of the Queen and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, the States of Jersey issued its first ever gold coins, contained in these coin sets.
In each set, there are five gold coins, and four silver coins.
The proof set was issued in a fitted blue cloth covered wooden box, with white satin and red velvet lining, while the uncirculated set was issued in a fitted blue plastic box with white satin and blue velvet lining.

Designs
Reverses

• Gold Fifty Pounds
  The Arms of the Bailiwick of Jersey, three golden lions, are derived from the Royal Arms.
• Gold Twenty Five Pounds
  The Royal Arms of 1593, taken from Elizabeth Castle in St. Aubin's Bay
• Gold Twenty Pounds
  Ormer (Haliotis Tuberculata). A gastropod mollusc, and a great local delicacy. Its name is thought to be a corruption of the French Oreille de Mer.
• Gold Ten Pounds
  A gold torque (or torc). A bronze age relic discovered during excavations in St Helier in 1889.
• Gold Five Pounds
  Lesser white-toothed shrew, which is found in the Channel Islands but not on the British mainland.
• Silver Two Pound Fifty Pence
  Lobster (Homarus Vulcaris). Another local delicacy and major export.
• Silver Two Pound
  Alexandra, a 306 ton barque, built in Jersey and registered in 1865.
• Silver One Pound
  Jersey Lily. Not an infamous bar-room character, but a flower, the Amaryllis Belladonna, originally form South Africa.
• Silver Fifty Pence
  The Royal Mace of Jersey, presented to Jersey by King Charles II in 1663.

Technical Specifications

Denomination	Diameter	Weight	Fineness	Gold Content
Five Pounds	14.50	2.6200	.925	0.0779
Ten Pounds	18.00	4.6400	.925	0.1380
Twenty Pounds	22.50	9.2600	.925	0.2754
Twenty Five Pounds	25.00	11.9000	.925	0.3539
Fifty Pounds	31.00	22.6300	.925	0.6730
Complete Set		57.7600	.925	1.5200

Technical Specifications
Silver Coins

Denomination	Diameter	Weight	Fineness	Silver Content
Fifty Pence	23.00	5.4200	.9166	0.1367
One Pound	30.00	10.8400	.9166	0.2729
Two Pounds	36.00	21.6400	.9166	0.3507
Two Pounds Fifty Pence	40.00	27.1000	.9166	0.6669
Complete Set		57.7600	.9166	1.5044

Notes
Diameter = Diameter in millimetres
Weight = Gross weight in grams.
Gold Content = Actual gold content in troy ounces.
Silver Content = Actual silver content in troy ounces.

Prices & Availability

Date	Description	Grade	Mintage
1972	Queen's Silver Wedding Anniversary	Proof, FDC	1,500
1972	Queen's Silver Wedding Anniversary	Uncirculated	10,000

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1972 British Coin Sets

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