Brief Alderney History
Alderney is part of the Channel Islands, being the third largest after Jersey and Guernsey. It is a dependency of the Island of Guernsey, is ruled directly by the British Crown, and is not subject to the British Parliament.
The Channel Islands, for those who do not know are in the English Channel (La Manche), and are much closer to France than to England.
It was evacuated during the German occupation of France in 1940, but was re-occupied by the islanders in 1945.

Alderney's First Coins
Alderney issued its own coins for the first time only in 1989, although it has only issued special commemorative and collector coins rather than circulating coins. Its gold coins are all proof issues. We sometimes have in stock a few Alderney coins. The mintage figures tend to be quite low, although perhaps this is to expected with a population of under 2,500.

Alderney Gold Coins
In the short time for which Alderney had been issuing gold coins, it has made a variety of denominations. These appear to split into two series. Large format two and five pound coins have been issued as gold proof versions of cupro-nickel commemorative crown sized coins. Another series starts with a small ten pound coin and progresses through twenty five, fifty and hundred pound coins.

Technical Specifications

Denomination	Diameter	Weight	Fineness	Gold Content
One Pound	25.50	15.80	.9166	0.5542
Two Pounds	38.61	47.5400	.9166	1.4012
Five Pounds	38.61	47.5400	.9166	1.4012
Ten Pounds	16.50	3.1300	.999	0.1005
Twenty Five Pounds	22.00	7.8100	.999	0.2509
Twenty Five Pounds (2003)	22.05	7.9800	.916	0.2534
Fifty Pounds	26.50	15.6100	.999	0.5014
Hundred Pounds	62.50	31.2100	.999	1.0025
Thousand Pounds	100	1,090.86	.9166	31.15

Prices & Availability
All price subject to fluctuation. Please check current pricing and availability before ordering.

Date	Denomination	Description	Grade	Mintage	Issue £	Availability	Price £	Price $
1993	Twenty Five Pounds	Coronation Anniversary 40 Years Commemorative - State Coach	Proof	1,000	£	Yes	£150	$295
1995	One Pound	Victory in Europe 1945 50th Anniversary (VE Day)	Proof	500	£?	Yes	£395	$595
1995	Two Pounds	Liberation - Return of the Islanders	Proof	250	£775	Yes	£595	$895
1997	Twenty Five Pounds	Golden Wedding Commemorative - Prince Charles' Investiture	Proof	2,500	£	Yes	£125	$225
1999	Two Pounds	Total Solar Eclipse	Proof	100	£?	Yes	£995	$1,495
1999	Five Pounds	Churchill	Proof	125	£?	Yes	£995	$1,495
2000	Twenty Five Pounds	60th Anniversary Battle of Britain	Proof		£	Yes	£	$
2001	Five Pounds	Queen's 75th Birthday	Proof	1,500	£?	Yes	£	$
2002	Five Pounds	Duke of Wellington	Proof	200	£?	Yes	£695	$1,320
2002	One Pound	Golden Jubilee	Proof		£?	Yes	£Ask	$Ask
2003	Five Pounds	Prince William	Proof	250	£?	Yes	£695	$1,375
2003	Five Pounds	Concorde	Proof	500	£595	Yes	£575	$895
2003	Twenty Five Pounds	The Mary Rose	Proof	2,500	£	Yes	£245	$400
2004	3 x Five Pounds	60th Anniversary of D-Day	Proof	500	£?	Yes	£2,495	$3,590
2004	Thousand Pounds	D-Day Landings, One Kilo	Semi - Proof	60	£ Ask	Yes	£ Ask	$ Ask
2005	Thousand Pounds	Nelson & Battle of Trafalgar Bicentenary, One Kilo	Semi - Proof	60	£ Ask	Yes	£ Ask	$ Ask

Postage & Packing
UK Registered Post (Special Delivery) £6 per order
EU Insured Post £10 per order
USA Airmail $10 per order
USA Insured Shipping by Fedex $40 per order

Coins Wanted
We make an active market in almost all coins, including Alderney coins. If you have any of these coins to sell, please contact us, or post them to us for appraisal and offer.

Alderney Silver and Base Metal Coins
For silver and base metal coins of Alderney, please look at our original Chard Coins website.