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1/2 Sovereign - Elizabeth II 75th Ann. of D-Day
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Weight | 3.99 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed with the George IV State Diadem, as rendered by Raphael David Maklouf. The legend encircles the portrait, with the date appearing below in the field. |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic composition depicting Allied military aircraft in formation flight over the beaches and coastal terrain of Normandy, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944. The aircraft are rendered in high relief against a textured field evoking the historic landscape below, with no additional legend or lettering in the design. |
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Gibraltar has issued commemorative half sovereigns with some regularity, but the D-Day connection here is genuine: the territory served as the forward staging hub for Allied naval and air operations in the Mediterranean theater, and Eisenhower himself used the Rock's tunnel complex as his advance command post during the planning phases of Operation Torch in 1942. By June 1944, Gibraltar's strategic role had shifted, though its airfield remained critical for Atlantic convoy coordination throughout the campaign.