November 18, 1812 |
Council Conset to issue tokens |
February 5, 1813 |
Initial order for silver tokens |
October 1, 1834 |
Silver tokens demonetize; English money declared sole legal tender |
July 13, 1840 |
Jersey request for regal coinage |
September 11, 1840 |
Official state coinage authorized |
1841 |
Official state coinage struck at the Royal Mint |
November 12, 1841 |
New coins arrived on Jersey |
December 13, 1850 |
Jersey request for regal coinage |
October 15, 1857 |
Jersey request for regal coinage |
July 23, 1861 | Jersey request for regal coinage |
December 8, 1864 | Bronze coinage authorized |
1866 | Bronze coins replaces copper |
January 20, 1869 | Coinage authorized |
January 29, 1869 | The withdrawal of the old copper coins ordered |
February 25, 1876 |
New denominations authorized |
1877 |
Heaton Mint strikes first "new" coins |
May, 1881 |
1/48 Shilling withdrawn from circulation |
1887 |
French bronze coins no longer legal tender in Jersey |
January 16, 1888 |
1888 issue authorized |
March 17, 1888 |
1888 issue confirmed by Order in Council |
August 24, 1923 | French coinage was no longer legal tender. |
February 24, 1926 |
Royal Mint starts production of 1926 pence |
March 3, 1926 |
Royal Mint starts production of 1926 half pence |
March 10, 1926 |
Royal Mint completes production of 1926 pence |
March 17, 1926 |
Royal Mint completes production of 1926 half pence |
1930 |
States request new reverse design |
May 13, 1931 |
Royal Mint starts production of 1931 pence |
May 27, 1931 |
Royal Mint starts production of 1931 half pence |
June 3, 1931 |
Royal Mint completes production of both the 1931 half pence and pence |
December 20, 1933 |
Royal Mint starts production of 1933 half pence and pence |
January 3, 1934 |
Royal Mint completes production of 1933 half pence and pence |
June 19, 1935 |
Royal Mint starts production of 1935 half pence and pence |
July 12, 1935 |
Royal Mint completes production of 1935 half pence and pence |
May 8, 1949 |
Liberation commemorative penny released into circulation |
1968 |
Decimal coinage introduced |
February 15, 1971 |
Decimal coinage officially adopted |
September 27, 1971 |
Last Day pre-decimal coins still legal tender |
April 21, 1983 |
The first of the Parish Series Pounds were issued |
February 18, 1985 |
The last day decimal Half Pennies was legal tender |
December 31, 1990 |
The last day the larger five pence coin was legal tender |
September 1, 1992 |
The smaller diameter ten pence coin was introduced |
June 30, 1993 |
The last day the larger diameter ten pence coin was legal tender |
April 30, 1998 |
The last day the larger diameter fifty pence coin was legal tender |