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Wednesday, 23 January 2013

GUERNSEY



The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency situated in the channel isles of the coast of Normandy, France. It is a collection of islands with a capital city of St. Peter Port. Guernsey was the only part of Britain Occupied by Germany in WWII.As a British Crown Dependency, Britain is  responsible for the foreign policy and international relations of the island group but Guernsey is not part of the United Kingdom (UK).

Monetary unit:

1Pound = 20 Shillings = 240 pence (up to 1971)
1 pound = 100 pence (1971 onward)
British pound sterling is legal tender as well.

This note is a 1 pound (£) note from the 1991 issue (signature M J Brown) which is similar to the 1980's issue but the note is slightly smaller. The gentleman on the reverse is Daniel de Lisle Brock, Bailiff of Guernsey (chief magistrate ), with the royal court of St. Peters Port in the background.

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