Jersey 1 pound 1992 - Brig Hebe

Jersey · 1992 · 1 livre

Circulating coinRareF · Fine

€60.00estimate in F

20,000coins minted

N21824 KM86

JSReference number JSJS-GDGA5

Circulating coin

1 pound coin of Jersey from the series of ships built in Jersey (1991-1997)

The coin's story

From 1991 to 1997, Jersey devoted its 1 pound coins to seven ships built on the island in the 19th century, when shipbuilding was one of its great industries, before steam replaced sail and iron replaced wooden hulls. The 1992 coin, engraved by Robert Evans, shows the brig Hebe, launched in Jersey in 1861. The obverse bears Arnold Machin's portrait of Elizabeth II, with the date below. The edge carries INSULA CAESAREA, the old Latin name of the island. In 1992, the Royal Mint struck only 20,000 pieces in nickel-brass for circulation, alongside 3,000 in silver proof. Like the British round pound, it was demonetised on 15 October 2017.

ObverseThe Portrait of the Queen

QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND1992

Design: Bust of Elizabeth II to the right, wearing the “Girls of Great Britain and Ireland” tiara, after Arnold Machin.
Legend: QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND around.
Date: 1992 at the bottom.

AMEngraved by Arnold Machin

ReverseThe Brig Hebe

BAILIWICK OF JERSEYHEBE 1861· ONE POUND ·

Design: The brig Hebe under full sail on the sea, with the inscription HEBE 1861 below the hull, within a beaded circle.
Legend: BAILIWICK OF JERSEY at the top.
Denomination: ONE POUND at the bottom.

REEngraved by Robert Evans

Specifications

Denomination1 livre
Year1992
Mintage20,000
MintRoyal Mint, Llantrisant
MaterialNickel-brass
ShapeRound
Diameter22.45 mm
Thickness3.2 mm
Weight9.46 g
EdgeThe edge is reeded and bears an incuse inscription.**Inscription: INSULA CAESAREA (the island of Caesarea, the old Latin name of Jersey)
ScriptsLatin