Guernsey, Kings of England, 1987 / 1991

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Guernsey 1989 - Elderton.jpg

Henry II. All sketches in this topic are by Robert Elderton.
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Richard I.
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King John.
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Guernsey 1991 --- Elderton-sketch.jpg

Stephen.
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I like these sketches, but I am not knowledgeable about the subject, nor does it interest me. So, can I be cheeky and ask some of our Guernsey collectors to do the research and show the coins that got issued?  ;)
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Another one, dated 1987 this time - with and without an inner rim.
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William the Conqueror.
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William the Conqueror in battle dress.
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The faces of the early kings of England are unknown. My guess is that the artist used late Victorian popular imagined portraits (compare the illustrations in the books of Walter Scott). While history was a popular sport in those days, romanticism usually won from knowledge. A good example is Tintagel Castle, which the Victorians held for the castle of Arthur (of the Round table) where Arthur is now widely believed to be a myth.

This throws some doubt over the portraits used. For instance, we know that Franks shaved and that Saxons didn't. The duke of Normandy is most likely to have been fashionable enough not to wear a beard, especially if that would distinguish him from his enemies.

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.