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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 4636892, member: 102103&quot;]Day 118:&nbsp; Jersey, 1/12 Shilling, 1945 Liberation Commemorative</p><p><br /></p><p>Though these commemorate the 1945 liberation of the Island of Jersey from the </p><p>Nazi occupation, I believe these were actually minted in 1949 and 1950.&nbsp; A 1952</p><p>version with Queen Elizabeth II was also made, again with no date mentioned </p><p>except 1945.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The Channel Islands were essentially indefensible after the fall of France, so the UK</p><p>made no plans to put up a fight for them.&nbsp; They were occupied from 1940-1945.&nbsp; </p><p>The Channel Islands were some of the only British Crown possessions successfully </p><p>occupied by the Axis Powers during the war. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1146269[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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