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INFO: FIFTY YEARS AGO (now 85 years ago) ,THE SKIES OVER SOUTHERN ENGLAND BECAME THE FIGHTING ARENA FOR THOSE BRITISH AIRMEN WHOM CHURCHILL DUBBED
'THE FEW'. AT A CRUCIAL STAGE OF THE WAR, THEY ANSWERED THE CHALLENGE TO CONTEST THE MASTERY OF THE AIR. THEIR VICTORY WAS SHADOWED BY TRAGIC LOSSES. ONE IN THREE NEVER RETURNED.
TO COMMEMORATE THE COURAGE AND SACRIFICE OF THOSE AIRMEN, THE ROYAL MINT WAS AUTHORISED BY THE STATES OF JERSEY TO STRIKE A LIMITED NUMBER OF FOUR-COIN GOLD PROOF SETS.
THE REVERSE OF THE £100 AND £25 COINS, DESIGNED BY IAN RANK BROADLEY, DEPICTS A SPITFIRE OVER THE OUTLINE OF THE BRITISH ISLES. THE REVERSE OF THE£50 AND £10 COINS, DESIGNED BY LESLIE DURBIN, FEATURES THE EMBLEM OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE. THE OBVERSE BEARS RAPHAEL MAKLOUF'S ELEGANT PORTRAIT OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II.
DETAILS:
£ 100
Gold : .999 Au Weight: 31.21grms Diameter: 32.69mm
£ 50
Gold : .999 Au Weight: 15.61grms Diameter: 27.00mm
£ 25
Gold : .999 Au Weight: 7.81grms Diameter: 22.00mm
£ 10
Gold : .999 Au Weight: 3.13grms Diameter: 16.50mm
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