🇯🇪 1⁄12 Shilling – Elizabeth II (1st Portrait, Jersey Issue)

🇯🇪 1⁄12 Shilling – Elizabeth II (1st Portrait, Jersey Issue)

Add a touch of British numismatic history to your collection with this 1⁄12 Shilling coin from Jersey, issued during the early reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

Struck between 1957 and 1964, this standard circulation coin features the first portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and serves as a tangible relic from the pre-decimal era of British currency. Issued under the authority of the British Crown Dependencies, this coin represents 1⁄240 of a Pound and was officially demonetized on 27 December 1971, following decimalization.

🔍 Features:

• Issuer: Jersey (British Crown Dependencies)

• Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II (1st portrait)

• Years Minted: 1957–1964

• Value: 1⁄12 Shilling (1⁄240 Pound)

• Composition: Bronze

• Weight: 9.5 g

• Diameter: 30.8 mm

• Thickness: 1.7 mm

• Shape: Round

• Edge: Milled

• Orientation: Medal alignment (↑↑)

• Catalog Numbers: KM# 21, Schön# 21

This bronze coin is a must-have for fans of royal coinage, vintage British currency, and historical collectors alike. Whether you’re rounding out a Commonwealth set or starting a new collection focused on Queen Elizabeth II's reign, this Jersey 1⁄12 Shilling makes a classic and affordable addition.