Jersey 1894 1/24 shilling

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

Jersey, one of the Channel Islands, has been a British dependency since Plantagenet times yet possesses a distinct coinage. Until 1877, it took thirteen pence to make a shilling instead of the usual twelve. This coin was struck to the standard of a typical British half penny. In 1877, the system was adjusted to match mainland coinage yet copper issues continued to be denominated in fractions of a shilling rather than in pence. This type was struck 1877, 1888 and 1894. Enough were saved that it is not rare.

Recorded mintage: 120,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 7.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands & Isle of Man, London: Coincraft, 1999.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), Pre-Decimal Issues, 2nd edition, London: Spink & Son, 2003.

Link to:

• Jersey 1877-H 1/48 shilling
• Jersey 1877-H 1/12 shilling
• 1888 1/24 shilling
• Jersey 1909 1/24 shilling
• Coins and currency dated 1894
• return to coins of Jersey