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10 Shillings German Occupation
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 1942 |
| Type | Emergency banknote |
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| Obverse description | Green on unprinted paper. The Jersey arms vignette is positioned at the upper left, rendered in green letterpress. The issuer's title 'States of Jersey' appears in large decorative Gothic script across the upper portion, with the promise-to-pay legend in cursive script below. The denomination '10/-' is printed in large numerals at the lower right, with 'TEN SHILLINGS' repeated in block lettering at the lower left, and the Treasurer's signature and title printed at lower right. |
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| Signature(s) | H.F. Ereaut |
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Jersey's 1942 occupation notes were produced under German authority but deliberately designed to look as Jersey as possible — a quiet act of administrative resistance. The bailiff's administration commissioned Edmund Blampied, one of the island's most celebrated artists, to design the series specifically so the notes would carry a distinctly local character rather than anything resembling Reichsmark-adjacent imagery.
Blampied did the work despite the circumstances, and the plates were printed locally under occupation conditions. The German authorities approved the issue as a practical necessity — Reichsmarks and pound sterling had both become scarce and unwieldy for everyday transactions on the island.
Ereaut signed as treasurer; he held that post through the entire occupation period.