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1 Cent Essai Pattern Probe Test

Issuer Guernsey
Year 2004
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Thickness 2.25 mm
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Obverse description Central device composed of a ship's steering wheel overlaid with a three-bladed propeller and an anchor, the elements rendered in high relief with fine mechanical detail. Small heraldic crowns are interspersed around the inner border at regular intervals, serving as decorative separators. The legend 'GUERNSEY' arcs along the upper periphery in bold raised Latin capitals, while the date '2004' and the multilingual inscription 'ESSAI PATTERN PROBE TEST' curve along the lower field.
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Obverse lettering GUERNSEY
2004
ESSAI PATTERN PROBE TEST
Reverse description A stylised sun face in facing effigy occupies the centre-right of the field, its visage rendered with wavy hair and a crown, surrounded by long radiating rays extending to the rim in the manner of a sol invictus motif. The numeral '1', denoting the denomination, is positioned to the upper left of the central device in large raised characters, set against the radiating background.
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