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1/10 Crown - Elizabeth II Javelin Thrower
| Issuer | Gibraltar Government |
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| Year | 1991-1992 |
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| Currency | Crown Coinage (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, pearl drop earring, and pearl necklace, as modelled by Raphael David Maklouf. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and GIBRALTAR · 1991 along the right. The Pobjoy Mint initials PM appear in small relief below the truncation of the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II GIBRALTAR ·1991 RDM PM |
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Gibraltar's early 1990s gold fractional series was timed directly to the Barcelona Olympic cycle, with the 1992 Games providing the Government of Gibraltar a sustained two-year window for collector issues. The javelin piece sits in a broader run of athletic subjects across multiple denominations — Gibraltar leaned heavily on Olympic themes throughout this period as a reliable driver of numismatic export revenue, a strategy that kept its small mint program commercially viable well into the decade.