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Guernsey although not part of the UK, but is under its jurisdiction.
The capital of the island is the town of St Peter Port.
Currency: Guernsey pound (symbol £; GGP) and pound sterling (GBP letter code)
Numeric currency code: 826
The currency of Guernsey is an independent and not tied to the GB pound. The price of coins Guernsey is a 1:1 ratio with the British pound. Both have equal circulation, both on the island and in the United Kingdom. 1 pound equal to 100 pence.
Part of the County of Guernsey the island of Alderney has its own currency "pound Alderney".
Previously volute Guernsey was double. Coins issued in denominations of 1, 2, 4 and 8 doubles.
In a contemporary catalogue of the coins of Guernsey, there are several commemorative coins released by the most significant dates in the history of the country:
• silver 5,10-pound sterling, gold, 5-pound, released to the 100 anniversary of the outbreak of the First world war;
• copper-Nickel, silver, gold 5-pound coin with a picture of Queen (the obverse) and the British military, sailors, pilots (on the reverse);
• 5-pound silver, 10-pound gold, dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the Crimean war.
Did not remain without attention and the Royal Navy. He devoted a whole series of silver coins called "History of the Royal Navy".
The commercial value of the coins of Guernsey, of precious metal exceeds the face value. In Russian banks to buy modern coins Guernsey can the rate of the Central Bank on the date of purchase.
