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1/2 Crown - Elizabeth II Dunkirk 1940 - Vessels
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Fourth-generation effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, as modelled by Raphael David Maklouf. The legend encircles the portrait along the periphery, with the denomination HALF CROWN appearing in the lower field. The issuer name GIBRALTAR and date 2020 are incorporated within the circumferential legend. |
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| Obverse lettering | · ELIZABETH II · D · G · REGINA · GIBRALTAR · 2020 · HALF CROWN |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dramatic scene from the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation, showing an Allied vessel struck by German aerial bombardment, listing and in distress amid the waters of the English Channel. Soldiers aboard nearby vessels are shown looking on helplessly as their comrades struggle in the stricken ship. The commemorative inscription A MIRACLE OF DELIVERANCE arcs across the upper field, with the date 1940 appearing in the lower field, evoking the historic Operation Dynamo. |
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