Eight denominations, from the penny to the bimetallic 2 pounds, bring together in one set the whole range of Guernsey coins of the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait era, which began on the island’s coinage in 1998.

The small change carries the island motifs introduced in 1985: a crab, Guernsey cows, yachts, tomatoes, a map of the island in a cogwheel and freesias. The set is topped by the pound and the 2 pounds; Guernsey’s bimetallic 2 pounds with the Bailiwick flag was issued from 1998 to 2012, exactly the span set by the dates of the coins in this set.

The coins date from various years between 1998 and 2012, so the set shows not a single issue but the full denomination range of an entire period, from small change to the large pound coins.

For a British Isles collection it is the shortest way to own every Guernsey circulation denomination from the penny to 2 pounds of Elizabeth II’s reign with the late portrait. Uncirculated condition: the coins have never circulated, show no wear and keep their mint lustre.

For those who collect coins by subject, whether wildlife, architecture, famous people or sport, the VPcoins catalogue offers other themed issues too.