1998 Jersey £1 Coin

[goomolique]

Good morning,

my girlfriend found this coin couple of days ago.

It has 'Resolute 1877' printed/punched on reverse.

I checked the web and i found out about HMS Resolute.

Was it done by mint to commemorate it or is it 'aftermarket'?

Thanks

[TomGoodheart]

I had a quick search and it looks as if Jersey issued a series of 'shipbuilding' related coins, with different names impressed upon them. So I suspect it was done at the Mint.

Though I couldn't find out whether they decided the ships themselves weren't recognisable enough and added the names afterwards, or they were part of the original design.