January 20, 2024

Jersey Numismatic Time Line

November 18, 1812 Council Conset to issue tokens
February 5, 1813 Initial order for silver tokens
October 1, 1834 Silver tokens demonetize; English money declared sole legal tender
July 13, 1840 Jersey request for regal coinage
September 11, 1840 Official state coinage authorized
1841 Official state coinage struck at the Royal Mint
November 12, 1841 New coins arrived on Jersey
December 13, 1850 Jersey request for regal coinage
October 15, 1857 Jersey request for regal coinage
July 23, 1861 Jersey request for regal coinage
December 8, 1864 Bronze coinage authorized
1866 Bronze coins replaces copper
January 20, 1869 Coinage authorized
January 29, 1869 The withdrawal of the old copper coins ordered
February 25, 1876 New denominations authorized
1877 Heaton Mint strikes first "new" coins
May, 1881 1/48 Shilling withdrawn from circulation
1887 French bronze coins no longer legal tender in Jersey
January 16, 1888 1888 issue authorized
March 17, 1888 1888 issue confirmed by Order in Council
August 24, 1923French coinage was no longer legal tender.
February 24, 1926 Royal Mint starts production of 1926 pence
March 3, 1926 Royal Mint starts production of 1926 half pence
March 10, 1926 Royal Mint completes production of 1926 pence
March 17, 1926 Royal Mint completes production of 1926 half pence
1930 States request new reverse design
May 13, 1931 Royal Mint starts production of 1931 pence
May 27, 1931 Royal Mint starts production of 1931 half pence
June 3, 1931 Royal Mint completes production of both the 1931 half pence and pence
December 20, 1933 Royal Mint starts production of 1933 half pence and pence
January 3, 1934 Royal Mint completes production of 1933 half pence and pence
June 19, 1935 Royal Mint starts production of 1935 half pence and pence
July 12, 1935 Royal Mint completes production of 1935 half pence and pence
May 8, 1949 Liberation commemorative penny released into circulation
1968 Decimal coinage introduced
February 15, 1971 Decimal coinage officially adopted
September 27, 1971 Last Day pre-decimal coins still legal tender
April 21, 1983 The first of the Parish Series Pounds were issued
February 18, 1985 The last day decimal Half Pennies was legal tender
December 31, 1990 The last day the larger five pence coin was legal tender
September 1, 1992 The smaller diameter ten pence coin was introduced
June 30, 1993 The last day the larger diameter ten pence coin was legal tender
April 30, 1998 The last day the larger diameter fifty pence coin was legal tender



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