Part 5
Twelve Pence to a Shilling
King Edward VII


From the Shield on a 1909 One Twelfth of a Shilling

From the Shield on a 1909 One Twelfth of a Shilling

There were only two coin issues for Jersey during the reign of Edward VII, both minted in 1909, the penultimate year of his reign. The obverse has a bust of the King in full coronation regalia and the legend “EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR.” The bust on the obverse was modeled and engraved by George William De Saulles, the Royal Mint's Chief Engraver from 1893 to 1903.

The reverse of each coin features the same design as the one appeared during Queen Victoria's reign. Although this basic design had been used for Jersey's badge of arms for centuries, it was only in 1907 that King Edward VII gave royal permission for the Crest to be used as Jersey's official motif.

Things to note about this series:

The letters “DES” for George William De Saulles can be found beneath the truncation.
The obverse legend occurs in English, as opposed to Latin.
There is recognition that the Monarch is Emperor of India.
Some of the old coinage was returned to the Royal Mint for melting to be used for this issue and probably accounts for the streaky appearance on some of the coins.¹
De Saulles' work also appears on other Colonial coinages issued during the King's reign.

One Twenty-Fourth of a Shilling 1909

One Twenty-Fourth of a Shilling
1909

    Year    J#    KM#   Mintage  Diameter 
    1909    45     9    120,000   25.55

Things to note:

There are seven dots below the orb in the center of the crown.

Page 26 from The Statesman's Year-book 1905

from The Statesman's Year-book 1905
edited by Scott Keltie

One Twelfth of a Shilling 1909

One Twelfth of a Shilling
1909

    Year    J#    KM#   Mintage  Diameter  
    1909    16    10    180,000   30.90

Things to note:

There are eight dots below the orb in the center of the crown.
The letters “FTH” in “TWELFTH” are out of alignment.

The Obverse from a 1909 One Twelfth of a Shilling

The Reverse from a 1909 One Twelfth of a Shilling

1909 half penny obverse

1909 half penny reverse

The 1909 One Twenty-Fourth of a Shilling

1. MINT 1/51, Entries include: Orders of the Deputy Master and Comptroller, July 1907 - February 1910; Orders of the Privy Council, September 1907 - October 1909; Representations, reports etc. submitted to the Treasury, October 1907 - June 1909; Treasury authorities and directions, July 1907 - 1910, p 84. (Treasury Reference no 3605/09.)

During the reign of King Edward VII,
coins were only minted in 1909 for Jersey.

Page 91 from The Statesman's Year-book 1913
from The Statesman's Year-book 1913
edited by Scott Keltie

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One Twenty-Fourth of a Shilling1909

One Twenty-Fourth of a Shilling1909

One Twelfth of a Shilling1909

One Twelfth of a Shilling1909

Part 5
Twelve Pence to a Shilling
King Edward VII

One Twenty-Fourth of a Shilling
1909

One Twenty-Fourth of a Shilling
1909

One Twelfth of a Shilling
1909

One Twelfth of a Shilling
1909