JEP – Jersey Pound

Monetary System

1834: 1 Jersey pound = 20 shillings
1971: 1 Jersey pound (JEP) = 100 pence

2012 Commemorative Issues

This 100-pound legal tender note commemorates the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, and features a 2003 portrait called Equanimity, by artist Chris Levine and holographer Rob Munday.Senator Philip Ozouf, treasury minister, said “The £100 note being issued by the Treasury is part of a series of initiatives that will mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in Jersey. In order to issue a new £100 note, the States amended the existing 1959 law, which limited the maximum denomination of any currency note to £50. This is an appropriate way for Jersey to celebrate its loyalty to the crown.”

Description: 100.00 JEP – Jersey Pound Size: 163 x 90 mm

Purple. Front: English text; three lions passant guardant; crowned ERII Diamond Jubilee 1952 – 2012 overprint; outline map of Jersey; Queen Elizabeth II wearing King George IV’s state diadem and a pearl necklace. Back (vertical): English, French, and Norman text; three lions passant guardant; Royal Mace of Jersey; Jersey flag. Dual Image Holographic stripe. 4-mm wide StarChorme Cleartext windowed security thread with demetalized Royal Mace and JERSEY 100. Watermark: Queen Elizabeth II, electrotype 100, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 163 x 90 mm. Paper.

2010 – 2018 Issues

The 10-, 20-, and 50-pound notes are protected by a new hologram, and all denominations have windowed security threads, map of Jersey as a registration device, and watermark of a Jersey cow, electrotype denomination, and Cornerstones. For the first time Jèrriais, the island’s native Norman French, appears on the notes in addition to English and French.

Description: 1.00 JEP – Jersey Pound Size: 130 x 65 mm

Green. Front: English text; outline map of Jersey as registration device; Monument to Freedom in Liberation Square, Saint Helier; three lions passant guardant; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: English, French, and Norman text; Le Hocq Tower in Saint Clement; La Hougue Bie Neolithic burial mound; outline map of Jersey. Windowed security thread. Watermark: Jersey cow head, electrotype 1, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 130 x 65 mm. Paper.

Description: 5.00 JEP – Jersey Pound Size: 135 x 70 mm

Blue. Front: English text; outline map of Jersey as registration device; 16th century National Trust property, Le Rât Cottage, in Saint Lawrence; three lions passant guardant; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: English, French, and Norman text; Archirondel Tower; Les Augrès Manor, home of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust; outline map of Jersey. Windowed security thread. Watermark: Jersey cow head, electrotype 5, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 135 x 70 mm. Paper.

Description: 10.00 JEP – Jersey Pound Size: 145 x 75 mm

Burnt sienna. Front: English text; outline map of Jersey as registration device; holographic patch; Hermitage of Elizabeth Castle in Saint Aubin’s Bay; three lions passant guardant; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: English, French, and Norman text; Seymour Tower in Grouville Bay; Rene Lalique’s glass sculptures in Saint Matthew’s Church of Saint Lawrence; outline map of Jersey. Windowed security thread. Watermark: Jersey cow head, electrotype 10, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 145 x 75 mm. Paper.

Description: 10.00 JEP – Jersey Pound Size: 150 x 80 mm

Violet. Front: English text; outline map of Jersey as registration device; holographic patch; exterior view of The States (parliament building); three lions passant guardant; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: English, French, and Norman text; La Rocco Tower (originally known as Gordon’s Tower) in Saint Jean; interior view of The States chamber; outline map of Jersey. Windowed security thread. Watermark: Jersey cow head, electrotype 20, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 150 x 80 mm. Paper.

Description: 50.00 JEP – Jersey Pound Size: 155 x 85 mm

Cherry red. Front: English text; outline map of Jersey as registration device; holographic patch; Mont Orgueil Castle; three lions passant guardant; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: English, French, and Norman text; Ouaisné Tower; houses on the island of La Marmotière in Les Écréhous; outline map of Jersey. Windowed security thread. Watermark: Jersey cow head, electrotype 50, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 155 x 85 mm. Paper.

2004 Commemorative Issues

This 1-pound note was issued to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the special relationship between Jersey and the British Crown.

Description: 1.00 JEP – Jersey Pound Size: 128 x 65 mm

Green. Front: English text; two treecreeper birds; Jersey 1204-2004 overprint; coat of arms with three lions passant guardant; Queen Elizabeth II; flowers. Back: English text; outline map of Jersey; coats of arms; Jersey 1204-2004 overprint; Mont Orgueil castle; mace; coin; bugler. Solid security thread. Watermark: Jersey cow head. Printer: DE LA RUE. 128 x 65 mm. Paper.

1995 Commemorative Issues

As the overprint on the watermark area states, this 1-pound note was issued to commemorate the 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF JERSEY 9TH MAY 1995 from German forces during World War II.

Description: 1.00 JEP – Jersey Pound Size: 128 x 65 mm

Green. Front: English text; two treecreeper birds; overprint; coat of arms with three lions passant guardant; Queen Elizabeth II; flowers; outline map of Jersey. Back: English text; outline map of Jersey; Back and front of the 1-pound note of 1941 (Jersey B16); statue of people holding flag in Liberation Square. Solid security thread. Watermark: Jersey cow head. Printer: THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED. 128 x 65 mm. Paper.

1993 – 2009 Issues

These notes are like the preceding issues, but the denomination’s hollow numerals in the upper right front are now filled in.

Description: 1.00 JEP – Jersey Pound Size: 128 x 65 mm

Green. Front: English text; two treecreeper birds; coat of arms with three lions passant guardant; Queen Elizabeth II; flowers. Back: English text; outline map of Jersey; St. Helier parish church; trees; outline map of Jersey. Solid security thread. Watermark: Jersey cow head. Printer: THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED. 128 x 65 mm. Paper.

Description: 5.00 JEP – Jersey Pound Size: 135 x 70 mm

Purple. Front: English text; two white-throated sparrow birds; coat of arms with three lions passant guardant; Queen Elizabeth II; flowers. Back: English text; outline map of Jersey; La Corbiere lighthouse; shore; sun; outline map of Jersey. Solid security thread. Watermark: Jersey cow head. Printer: THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED. 135 x 70 mm. Paper.

Description: 10.00 JEP – Jersey Pound Size: 142 x 75 mm

Orange. Front: English text; two oyster catcher birds; coat of arms with three lions passant guardant; Queen Elizabeth II; flowers. Back: English text; outline map of Jersey; “The Death of Major Peirson” during the Battle of Jersey, by artist John Singleton Copley; outline map of Jersey. Solid security thread. Watermark: Jersey cow head. Printer: THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED. 142 x 75 mm. Paper.

Description: 20.00 JEP – Jersey Pound Size: 149 x 80 mm

Blue. Front: English text; two Brent geese birds; coat of arms with three lions passant guardant; Queen Elizabeth II; flowers. Back: English text; outline map of Jersey; St. Ouen’s manor house; outline map of Jersey. Solid security thread. Watermark: Jersey cow head. Printer: THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED. 149 x 80 mm. Paper.

Description: 50.00 JEP – Jersey Pound Size: 156 x 85 mm

Black, green, and orange. Front: English text; two fulmer birds; coat of arms with three lions passant guardant; Queen Elizabeth II; flowers. Back: English text; outline map of Jersey; Jersey flag; Government House; outline map of Jersey. Solid security thread. Watermark: Jersey cow head. Printer: THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED. 156 x 85 mm. Paper.

States of Jersey

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