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1/2 Crown - Elizabeth II Holmes smoking pipe
| Issuer | Gibraltar Government |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Value | 1/2 Crown (0.125) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, after the portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the George IV State Diadem, a pearl drop earring, and a pearl necklace. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field, with GIBRALTAR and the date 1994 disposed along the right, all within a finely reeded border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a three-quarter bust of Sherlock Holmes facing left, rendered in high relief, wearing his iconic deerstalker cap and tweed jacket. He holds a curved calabash pipe raised in his right hand, with a curling wisp of smoke rising above. The circumferential legend 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES arcs around the upper field, while the denomination 1/2 CROWN appears at the base, all separated by dot stops, within a raised inner border and reeded rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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