1st June 2012
Jersey issues £100 notes
When Britain and beyond celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the throne in 2012 – her Diamond Jubilee – Jersey decided to do something special. The States amended a 1959 law that limited the maximum denomination of any currency note it could issue so that it could print a £100 note for the occasion.
The note carried an image of the sovereign that had been commissioned by Jersey several years earlier to mark 800 years since the decision, in 1204, to align itself with the British crown. This portrait, called Equanimity, had been the centrepiece of an exhibition called The Queen: Art and Image. The exhibition, at London’s National Portrait Gallery, included works by Andy Warhol, Lucian Freud, Lord Litchfield and Cecil Beaton.
The text on the note was written in three languages – English, French and Jèrriais – and the notes themselves were legal tender in Jersey. They were sold at face value or, for an additional £5, in a commemorative wallet.
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Other events that occured in June
Jesse Boot, of Boots chemist, dies in Jersey
- Although founded by John Boot, Boots the chemist owes its early success to John’s son, Jesse, who died in Jersey, aged 81, in June 1931.
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Corbière Lighthouse is used for the first time
- When the lighthouse at La Corbiere was first used, on 3 June 1874, it had to be lit by hand. It is now solar powered.
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Jersey Heritage is officially registered
- Jersey Heritage, which is responsible for many of Jersey’s historic sites, museums and archives, was officially registered on 3 June 1983.
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Odeon cinema opens for the first time
- Jersey’s first Odeon cinema opened in Bath Street on 2 June 1952. It had a capacity of almost 1,400 if every seat was sold.
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