2 Pounds 1998 bimetallic 28.4mm	Guernsey Numismatics Home Page	1 Pound 1969-80 136×73mm
Coins and banknotes of the islands of Alderney and Guernsey in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, English Channel Islands Pages maintained by Steven Gibbs—your contact in Guernsey For values of Guernsey coins & paper money, see eBay—but items often unsold.

2 Pounds 1998
bimetallic 28.4mm

Guernsey
Numismatics
Home Page

1 Pound 1969-80
136×73mm

Coins and banknotes of the islands of Alderney and Guernsey in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, English Channel Islands

Pages maintained by Steven Gibbs—your contact in Guernsey

For values of Guernsey coins & paper money, see eBay—but items often unsold.

Welcome to Guernsey!
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Alderney coin list, 1989 - present
Guernsey banknote list, 1810 - present,
and banknote image pages:
- Banknotes from the 1940-45 occupation of Guernsey
- 1969-80 notes
- Banknotes currently being issued
Guernsey coin list, 1830 - present,
and coin image pages:
- Copper coins 1830-58
- Bronze coins first issue, 1864-1911
- Bronze coins second issue, 1911-49
- Bronze & copper-nickel coins third issue, 1956-66
- First Decimal coins 1968-71, values in New Pence
- 1977 coins, values in Pence
- 25p Crowns 1972-81
- £2 Crowns 1985-98
- £5 Crowns 1995-
- 1990 Mint Set
- 1997 Mint Set
- Coins currently being issued, plus 2003-dated coins
- Stamps depicting Guernsey coins
Guernsey & Sark Tokens
including spurious tokens of the
Channel Islands occupation 1940-45
Scarce coins & tokens from Gary Blampied's collection
- detailed images of some interesting Guernsey pieces
Find out how to start a collection of Guernsey coins
- notes for Bailiwick residents
Find out how to flip coin & banknote images,
as used at the top of this page
Roman Numeral & Date Conversion
Arabic numbers «--» Roman Numerals, also Roman calendar,
calculator using Roman numerals, and Roman numerals test
Visit my home page,
or view a detailed photo-mosaic of Guernsey (365KB)
Reciprocal Links
My thanks to the following who have links to this site:
- Jersey Coins and Banknotes by H. K. Fears, USA
- l'Association des Numismates Francophones du Canada
- Banknotes from all over the World by George Trapkov, Canada
- Coin Today - the premier numismatic news source online
- Coins HQ - categorized resource directory for everything about coins
- Coins of the UK, by Tony Clayton
- Dan's Virtual Coin Collection
- Alex Glendinning's Channel Islands pages
- The Guernsey Society - for expatriate Guernsey people
- Massimo Lombardo, Italy
- NumismaLink - Links by Andrew W. Pollock III
- Numismatic Dimensions by Paul Baker, England
- www.Onlinecoins.co.uk - The #1 resource for buying and selling quality coins worldwide
- Petercoins - your local coin shop on the net!
- La Société Guernesiaise - Local Research, Natural History & Conservation
- World Exonumia, by Rich Hartzog, Rockford, Illinois, USA

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Guernsey Numismatics Home Page http://www.guernsey.net/~sgibbs/numismatics/ and then email me for my reciprocal link back to your banknote
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Parity 1829 - 1848 80 Guernsey Doubles = 1 French Franc 1848 - 1850 2040 Guernsey Doubles = 1 Pound Sterling (= gold Sovereign) 1870 - 1921 2016 Guernsey Doubles = 1 Pound Sterling (= gold Sovereign) 1921 - 1971 1920 Guernsey Doubles = 1 Guernsey Pound (banknote) = 1 Pound Sterling 1940 - 1945 1920 Guernsey Doubles = 7.00 - 9.60 German Reichsmarks 1971 - present 100 Guernsey (New) Pence = 1 Guernsey Pound = 1 Pound Sterling A Catalogue of Original Documents Relating to the Monetary History of Guernsey - especially interested during the Germany occupation 1940-5. Has Guernsey the World's most boring coins?
8 Doubles 1834	«- No change in 100 years! -» Bronze coins replaced during decimalization in 1971 were little different from coppers first issued in 1830. Now things have changed ...	8 Doubles 1934
Books of reference for Alderney & Guernsey coins, and for Guernsey banknotes Atkins, James. The Coins and Tokens of the Possessions and Colonies of the British Empire, London, Bernard Quaritch, 1889 Lowsley, B. The Coinages of the Channel Islands, London, Victoria Printing Works, 1897 Pridmore, F. The British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 1, European Territories, London, Spink & Son Ltd., 1960 Exley, W. Guernsey Coinage, A Historical & Numismatic Monograph, W. Exley, Guernsey, 1968 Howlett, C. J. History & Catalogue of Channel Islands Coinages, C. J. Howlett, Guernsey, 1968 Rimick, James and Dowle, Finn. The Guide Book and Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins 1649-1971, 3rd Ed., Winnipeg, Regency Coin and Stamp Co., 1971 du Quesne-Bird, N. A Catalogue of Original Documents Relating to the Monetary History of Guernsey, Bradford-on-Avon, 1974 McCammon, A. L. T. Currencies of the Anglo-Norman Isles, Spink, London, 1984; ISBN 0 907605 13 3 McCammon, A. L. T. Currencies of the Anglo-Norman Isles ii, Supplement, Spink, London, 1993; ISBN 0 907605 41 9 The A L T McCammon Collection of Channel Islands Coins, Tokens and Paper Money, catalogue of the sale held on 11th October 1999, London, Baldwin's Auctions Ltd, 1999 Lobel & Davidson. Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands, & Isle of Man, London, Standard Catalogue Publishers Ltd, 1999; ISBN 0 9526228 74 Spink. Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy) Pre-decimal Issues, Second Edition, London, Spink, 2003; ISBN 1 902040 47 3 Schön, Günter / Schön, Gerhard. Welt Münzkatalog 20, Jahrhundert bis heute (1900-2004), 33rd edition, (in German), Munich, 2004; ISBN 3-89441-557-6 Holloway, Edward. How Guernsey Beat the Bankers, Guernsey, Toucan Press, 1981; ISBN 0 85694 239 1 The following are published by Krause Publications ... Bruce & Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900, 5th Edition; ISBN 0-89689-373-1 Bruce & Michael, 2009 Standard Catalog of® World Coins 1901-2000, 36th Edition; ISBN: 0-89689-630-7 Bruce & Michael, 2009 Standard Catalog of® World Coins 2001 to Date, 3rd Edition; ISBN: 0-89689-631-5 Cuhaj, George S., Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, General Issues 1368-1960, 12th Edition; ISBN: 0-89689-730-3 Cuhaj, George S., Standard Catalog of® World Paper Money, Modern Issues, 1961-Present, 14th Ed.; ISBN: 0-89689-632-1

Parity

1829 - 1848 80 Guernsey Doubles = 1 French Franc
1848 - 1850 2040 Guernsey Doubles = 1 Pound Sterling (= gold Sovereign)
1870 - 1921 2016 Guernsey Doubles = 1 Pound Sterling (= gold Sovereign)
1921 - 1971 1920 Guernsey Doubles = 1 Guernsey Pound (banknote) = 1 Pound Sterling
1940 - 1945 1920 Guernsey Doubles = 7.00 - 9.60 German Reichsmarks
1971 - present 100 Guernsey (New) Pence = 1 Guernsey Pound = 1 Pound Sterling

A Catalogue of Original Documents Relating to the Monetary History of Guernsey
- especially interested during the Germany occupation 1940-5.

Has Guernsey the World's most boring coins?

8 Doubles 1834

«- No change in 100 years! -»

Bronze coins replaced during
decimalization in 1971 were
little different from coppers
first issued in 1830.

Now things have changed ...

8 Doubles 1934

Books of reference for Alderney & Guernsey coins,
and for Guernsey banknotes

Atkins, James. The Coins and Tokens of the Possessions and Colonies of the British Empire, London, Bernard Quaritch, 1889

Lowsley, B. The Coinages of the Channel Islands, London, Victoria Printing Works, 1897

Pridmore, F. The British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 1, European Territories, London, Spink & Son Ltd., 1960

Exley, W. Guernsey Coinage, A Historical & Numismatic Monograph, W. Exley, Guernsey, 1968

Howlett, C. J. History & Catalogue of Channel Islands Coinages, C. J. Howlett, Guernsey, 1968

Rimick, James and Dowle, Finn. The Guide Book and Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins 1649-1971, 3rd Ed., Winnipeg, Regency Coin and Stamp Co., 1971

du Quesne-Bird, N. A Catalogue of Original Documents Relating to the Monetary History of Guernsey, Bradford-on-Avon, 1974

McCammon, A. L. T. Currencies of the Anglo-Norman Isles, Spink, London, 1984; ISBN 0 907605 13 3

McCammon, A. L. T. Currencies of the Anglo-Norman Isles ii, Supplement, Spink, London, 1993; ISBN 0 907605 41 9

The A L T McCammon Collection of Channel Islands Coins, Tokens and Paper Money, catalogue of the sale held on 11th October 1999, London, Baldwin's Auctions Ltd, 1999

Lobel & Davidson. Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands, & Isle of Man, London, Standard Catalogue Publishers Ltd, 1999; ISBN 0 9526228 74

Spink. Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy) Pre-decimal Issues, Second Edition, London, Spink, 2003; ISBN 1 902040 47 3

Schön, Günter / Schön, Gerhard. Welt Münzkatalog 20, Jahrhundert bis heute (1900-2004), 33rd edition, (in German), Munich, 2004; ISBN 3-89441-557-6

Holloway, Edward. How Guernsey Beat the Bankers, Guernsey, Toucan Press, 1981; ISBN 0 85694 239 1

The following are published by Krause Publications ...

Bruce & Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900, 5th Edition; ISBN 0-89689-373-1

Bruce & Michael, 2009 Standard Catalog of® World Coins 1901-2000, 36th Edition; ISBN: 0-89689-630-7

Bruce & Michael, 2009 Standard Catalog of® World Coins 2001 to Date, 3rd Edition; ISBN: 0-89689-631-5

Cuhaj, George S., Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, General Issues 1368-1960, 12th Edition; ISBN: 0-89689-730-3

Cuhaj, George S., Standard Catalog of® World Paper Money, Modern Issues, 1961-Present, 14th Ed.; ISBN: 0-89689-632-1

Page maintained by Steven Gibbs - your contact in Guernsey

Thank you!

GuernseyNumismaticsHome Page

Coins and banknotes of the islands of Alderney and Guernsey in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, English Channel Islands

Pages maintained by Steven Gibbs—your contact in Guernsey

For values of Guernsey coins & paper money, see eBay—but items often unsold.

Welcome to Guernsey!Please visit these pages -

Parity

Has Guernsey the World's most boring coins?

Now things have changed ...

Books of reference for Alderney & Guernsey coins,and for Guernsey banknotes

Page maintained by Steven Gibbs - your contact in Guernsey

Thank you!

Guernsey
Numismatics
Home Page

Welcome to Guernsey!
Please visit these pages -

Books of reference for Alderney & Guernsey coins,
and for Guernsey banknotes