Jersey Banknotes 1 Pound banknote 2010 Queen Elizabeth II
ONE POUND - UNE LIVRE - UN LOUIS
Obverse: A mature portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II adapted from an official portrait taken at Sandringham House. The Queen is wearing The Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia's Tiara. This tiara was inherited by the Grand Duchess's daughter, the Grand Duchess Helen who subsequently married Prince Nicholas of Greece. Queen Mary bought the tiara from Princess Nicholas in 1921. The tiara has fifteen pearl drops but Princess Mary had fifteen emeralds mounted in such a way that they are interchangeable with the pearls. In this illustration, Her Majesty is wearing the tiara with the pearl drops.
The Fresh Green £1 note shows the ‘Monument to Freedom’ sculpture in Liberation Square, which celebrates the momentous announcement of the liberation of the island from Nazi forces at the end of the Second World War.
The reverse features the Neolithic Ritual Site of ‘La Hougue Bie’, which was built about 4,000 BC, and Le Hocq Tower in St Clement.
Watermark: Jersey cow, ‘1’ which appears as a highlight against the watermark.
See-Through Feature: map of Jersey.
Jersey Banknotes - Jersey paper money
2010
The designs for Jersey’s new set of bank notes highlight some of the best known examples of the island’s architecture, history and culture. The front of the notes features the traditional hand engraved intaglio portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, based on a photographic portrait by Mark Lawrence, with the words States of Jersey and the crest beneath. The central vignettes on both the front and reverse feature important Jersey landmarks.The reverse of each note carries the denominational value in numbers, in French and in Jersey’s language, Jèrrias, as well as the words États de Jersey and the twelve parish crests. The notes also feature hand engraved images of various Jersey Round Towers: these defensive towers were built around the coast between 1780 and 1800 to protect the island from invasion. Once protecting the shores of the island from attack in the Napoleonic wars, these towers are now monuments to a time gone by and are among the first landmarks encountered by visitors to the island.
The Monument to Freedom in Liberation Square celebrates the momentous announcement of the liberation of the island from Nazi forces at the end of the Second World War. It was created by sculptor Philip Jackson in 1995 as part of the celebrations to commemorate 50 years of Jersey’s freedom from occupation.
It was from the balcony of the nearby Pomme D’Or Hotel that the Union flag was unfurled. In order to capture the unique moment of Liberation, Jackson based his work on photographs of the time showing the streets and squares of the Island teeming with jubilant Islanders and their liberators, all celebrating the joyous occasion.
La Hougue Bie is an ancient burial site, and one of the best preserved remnants of the Neolithic period in the world. The site is estimated to originate from between 4000 and 3250 B.C., and was first excavated by the Société Jersiaise in 1924-25. The fragments of twenty vase supports were uncovered, along with the remains of several individuals and pieces of pottery. The mound is crowned by two medieval chapels.
Le Hocq Tower is typical of the Jersey round towers, built as a result of the American Wars of Independence (1776-1783) when the island was threatened by the French who were allies of the rebels. The tower is entered by a door on the first floor, reached by a ladder which could be drawn inside if there was any danger. Inside, the tower was divided with the magazine and storeroom on the ground floor and the upper two floors serving as accommodation for the militia - one officer and eight or ten men. The main armament was a heavy cannon set on a traversing platform on the roof.