Crowds outside the Pomme d’Or Hotel on Liberation Day. The events surrounding 9 May 1945 had been heady ones, but Islanders faced some turbulent times in the days to follow
 Women accused of having a personal relationship with a German during the Occupation were labelled “Jerry bags” and under threat of retribution from fellow Islanders
 Shoppers had to contend with shortages, as this advert from Voisin & Co demonstrates
Big queues formed – such as this one outside Lloyd’s bank on the corner of Broad Street and Conway Street – to exchange German currency to sterling in mid-May – people wanted to be rid of the enemy’s money
JEP reporter Charlie Perry (right) in a store room full of radios which had been confiscated by the Germans in June
The Reichsmark bank notes that were exchanged remained in the vaults of the States Treasury for almost 80 years before being deposited at Jersey Archive in 2024. They are now on display for the first time as part of the Jersey Museum’s Life After Liberation exhibition