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1/2 Crown - Elizabeth II Battle of the Atlantic - Battle of the North Cape
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Reverse lettering | BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC Battle of the North Cape 1939 – 1945 |
| Edge | Reeded |
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The Battle of the North Cape, fought on 26 December 1943, ended with the sinking of the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst by HMS Duke of York and accompanying escorts — one of the last engagements in which a capital ship was sunk primarily by gunfire from another surface vessel. The Scharnhorst had sortied from Altenfjord to attack Allied convoy JW 55B, a mission that cost her all but 36 of her crew of over 1,900.
This Gibraltar issue is part of a broader commemorative series marking the Battle of the Atlantic, under which the North Cape action falls thematically. KM#1569 was struck by the Pobjoy Mint.